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The utilization of traditional harmonic devices by Maurice Ravel
Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University
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Maurice Ravel and Exoticism. A study of the exotic in he vocal works of Maurice Ravel with special reference to L'Enfant et les sortileges and the Trois Chansons Madecasses
… for things exotic or fairytale-like occupied Ravel throughout his entre life. In fact, one can safely assume that these fascinations may have prevented him from forming some sort of mental inertia in those difficult years for him following the First World War. On writing about his …
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An analytical study of the Ravel orchestration of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an exhibition
In considering Maurice Ravel's orchestration of Mussorgsky’s Pictures At An Exhibition, this paper will consider the work of Ravel from two aspects. First, it will deal with Ravel as a classical craftsman as evident in this orchestration. Second, it will explore this work and in two of his original …
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Intention, creative variability and paradox in recorded performances of the piano music of Maurice Ravel
Maurice Ravel's oft repeated comment "Je ne souhaite pas que l'on interprete ma musique: il suffit de la jouer"--exemplifies one of the most puzzling contradictions imbedded in the western musical psyche--contradictions emerging from fundamental assumptions relating to the nature of composed music …
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A comparison of passacaglias in piano trios by Ravel and Shostakovich from a historical and theoretical perspective
… the Piano Trio in A Minor, written by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937).Before the history and theory discussion of these two movements begins, a background is given on the passacaglia form and its origins. References are made to the beginnings of the passacaglia in Italy and Spain, as well as the …
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Maurice Ravel and Paul Wittgenstein: Le Concerto pour la Main Gauche in Response to World War I
… celebrated left-hand piano pieces from Maurice Ravel (1875–1937): the 1930 Concerto pour la Main Gauche. Ravel’s war experience was not as dramatic as Wittgenstein’s, but it still affected him personally, professionally and artistically; his involvement definitely shaped his future compositions …
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VIRTUOSIC ELEMENTS IN THE COLLABORATIVE PIANIST’S REPERTOIRE: SELECTED SOLO, VOCAL, AND CHAMBER WORKS OF RACHMANINOFF AND RAVEL
… was chosen from the works of Rachmaninoff and Ravel because of the technically and musically demanding yet idiomatic piano writing. This virtuosic piano writing also extends into the collaborative repertoire. The pieces were also chosen to demonstrate these virtuosic elements in a wide variety …
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Doctoral thesis recital (piano (lecture))
… water, and bells : representation of sound in Ravel's Miroirs -- [Performance]: Miroirs. Oiseaux tristes ; Une barque sur l'océan ; La vallé des cloches / Maurice Ravel.
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Remote estimation of grain size distribution and simulating grain size effects on debris-flow rheology and post-fire variability of transport by dry ravel
… the length scale of sediment transport by dry ravel and debris flows. Variability in erosion rates and the grain size distribution of material delivered to channels has been observed due to an increase in the annual areal extent of wildfire in the Western United States. As these changes modify …
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Optimizing the POX controller with database systems
… it also servers as the key step to connect the Ravel project to the actual software OpenFlow switches. Ravel is a database based controller platform. After starting Ravel, all the network elements on Mininet need to be mapped into the PostgreSQL database and constantly being monitored. This can …
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Works for Violin and Piano by French Composers, 1870-1950
… rich and varied harmonies and tone colors. Ravel and Milhaud applied such fresh elements as folk songs, dance rhythms, and multiple tonal centers into their personal styles. In his Tzigane, Ravel utilizes powerful gypsy tunes and rhythms. Milhaud's Saudades do Brazil combine the flavor of …
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Três transcrições do "Quadro de uma Exposição" de Modest Mussorgsky: uma análise comparativa
… There transcriptions are those by Mauriçe Ravel, Francisco Mignone and VIadimir Ashkenaq. The aim of the present work is to establish some criteria according to wish a transcription may be regarded a original composition or a new creative process linked to the primary work.
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Graduate Recital, Piano
… techniques.</p><p> "Jeux d'eau" by Maurice Ravel translates to "fountains, " or "water games." Ravel composed the piece when he was a student of Gabriel Fauré, to whom the piece is dedicated. Ravel explained his piece in the following way: "Jeux d'eau, appearing in 1901, is at the origin of …
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THE INFLUENCE OF JAZZ AND ITS PREDECESSORS ON PIANO CHAMBER MUSIC AFTER 1920
… new types of music. Composers such as Maurice Ravel, Erik Satie, Darius Milhaud, Igor Stravinsky, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Leonard Bernstein, among many others, were drawn to jazz style and incorporated its elements into their compositions. This performance dissertation explores how a range of …
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A Performer's Analysis of Maurice Ravel's Chansons madécasses: A Lecture Recital, Together with Three Recitals of Selected Works of B. Britten, R. Schumann, S. Barber, T. Pasatieri, F. Poulenc, G. Verdi, T. Arne, and Others
… work for voice, piano, flute, and cello, Maurice Ravel combines twentieth-century musical experimentation and exoticism with the late nineteenth-century style characteristics present in the vocal elements and instrumentation. Because early twentieth-century music appears to be closely connected to …
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Estimating Sediment Losses Generated from Highway Cut and Fill Slopes in the Lake Tahoe Basin
… the erosion mechanisms (rainfall-runoff and dry ravel), the magnitude of erosion rates and the particle-size distribution (PSD) of the eroded material from these highly disturbed slopes, as well as quantifying the load reductions achieved through slope stabilization practices, is critical to …
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Graduate Recital, Euphonium
… and Piece En Forme De Habanera by Maurice Ravel. Finally, it features traditional tunes from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, by the influential father of traditional fiddle music, Emile Benoit.
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Toward predictable control of software-defined networks
… database to develop a controller called Ravel. In addition to logic-based reasoning of inter-application dependencies, Ravel enables ad-hoc creation of new programming abstractions. Furthermore, Ravel can act as a runtime on which different abstractions or controllers can execute using …
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The music of Charles Tomlinson Griffes; harbinger of American art music's transition into the modern age
… integration of the forward-looking ideas of Ravel, Scriabin, Schoenberg, and other modern composers, as well as his anticipation of new twentieth-century trends.
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Evaluation of textile fabric properties utilized in foam-in-place head restraints
… Thickness, Stretch and Set, Breaking Radius, and Ravel. Each test was performed according to standard test methods established by American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) or Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) or the specifications of tier-one automotive seat suppliers. Fabric samples …
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