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The French composer Maurice Ravel was born on March 7, 1875 in Ciboure in the Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es-Atlantique department. He died in Paris in 1937. March 2025 marks the 150th anniversary of his birth.
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\nRavel began studying at the Paris Conservatory in 1889, which lasted a total of 16 years. After his studies, he worked as a pianist, conductor and accompanist for his own works. Unfortunately, this career was ended by paralysis in 1933, and from then on Ravel devoted himself solely to composition.<\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/www.motivgruppe-musik.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-03.jpg\")
\nMonaco 21.3.2025<\/strong><\/center><\/div><\/div><\/div>Ravel’s early works were influenced primarily by Liszt, Chabrier, Faur\u00e9 and Rimsky-Korsakov. However, his encounter with Claude Debussy, whose “Pr\u00e9lude \u00e0 l’apr\u00e8s-midi d’un faune” impressed him, was decisive for his own style. Ravel’s mother came from the Basque Country. The influence of Spanish folklore is therefore just as noticeable in Ravel’s compositions as the influence of jazz. Maurice Ravel also tried five times to win the so-called “Prix de Rome”, which is coveted among young French composers, but each time his compositions were rejected as being too avant-garde. Ravel’s best-known work is certainly his “Bol\u00e9ro”, which was actually written in 1928 as ballet music. He was inspired to write the ballet by Sergei Diaghilev, and the choreography was created by Bronislava Nijinska in 1929.
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\nRavel began studying at the Paris Conservatory in 1889, which lasted a total of 16 years. After his studies, he worked as a pianist, conductor and accompanist for his own works. Unfortunately, this career was ended by paralysis in 1933, and from then on Ravel devoted himself solely to composition.<\/div><\/div>
\nMonaco 21.3.2025<\/strong><\/center><\/div><\/div><\/div>Ravel’s early works were influenced primarily by Liszt, Chabrier, Faur\u00e9 and Rimsky-Korsakov. However, his encounter with Claude Debussy, whose “Pr\u00e9lude \u00e0 l’apr\u00e8s-midi d’un faune” impressed him, was decisive for his own style. Ravel’s mother came from the Basque Country. The influence of Spanish folklore is therefore just as noticeable in Ravel’s compositions as the influence of jazz. Maurice Ravel also tried five times to win the so-called “Prix de Rome”, which is coveted among young French composers, but each time his compositions were rejected as being too avant-garde. Ravel’s best-known work is certainly his “Bol\u00e9ro”, which was actually written in 1928 as ballet music. He was inspired to write the ballet by Sergei Diaghilev, and the choreography was created by Bronislava Nijinska in 1929.
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