Ravel : Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition
Maurice Ravel’s Bolero is a ballet for orchestras in C major, composed in 1928 and created on November 22 of the same year at the Garnier opera by its dedicatee, the russian dancer Ida Rubinstein. A danse move with unchanging rythm and tempo, a monotonous and repetitive melody, Ravel’s Bolero gets its only variations from the orchestration effects, its progressive crescendo, and a short modulation in E major.
This singular piece, which Ravel considered a simple orchestration study, has been since its creation played very often and is today one of the most played musical pieces. But the Bolero’s great popularity tends to hide its originality and its author’s real intentions.
Tags: Ballet, Bolero, Garnier opera, Ida Rubinstein, Maurice Ravel




(2 votes, average: 4 out of 5)


Leave a comment
Sorry, you must be logged in to post a comment.