Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61
This guide follows Ravel’s Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61 (1911) in eight parts: Modéré – très franc, Assez lent – avec une expression intense, Modéré, Assez animé, Presque lent – dans un sentiment intime, Vif, Moins vif and Epilogue.
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Follow all 23 sections as they play
- I –
- II – une expression intense
- III
- IV
- V – dans un sentiment
- VI
- VII
- VIII
I – 0:02–1:17
, (“very frank”). A lively in G major with dissonance from the first , in three parts: A, B and A′. The first section ends by moving to D major, and the firmly clarifies G major.
- A
- B
II – une expression intense1:20–3:32
III3:39–5:05
IV 5:08–6:09
V – dans un sentiment 6:12–7:13
VI7:19–8:00
VII 8:08–10:35
VIII10:40–14:12
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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