Ravel piano concertos
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Ravel’s piano concertos are a pair of early 20th-century works for piano and orchestra that blend virtuosic brilliance with jazz-influenced harmonies and refined French impressionist color.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
piano concertos
ⓘ
set of musical compositions ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionPeriod | 1929–1931 ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | modernism in music ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | Paris musical scene ⓘ |
| catalogueGrouping |
Ravel orchestral works
ⓘ
Ravel piano works ⓘ |
| characteristic |
refined orchestral color
ⓘ
virtuosic piano writing ⓘ |
| composer | Maurice Ravel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | French ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Paul Wittgenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
advanced piano study repertoire
ⓘ
orchestration study examples ⓘ |
| form |
single-movement concerto (Left Hand)
ⓘ
three-movement concerto (G major) ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
ⓘ
concerto ⓘ |
| harmonicLanguage |
extended tonality
ⓘ
modal inflections ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Piano Concerto in G major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | interwar period ⓘ |
| influenced | 20th-century piano concerto writing ⓘ |
| influencedBy | jazz ⓘ |
| instrumentation | piano and orchestra ⓘ |
| knownFor |
brilliant and transparent orchestration
ⓘ
integration of jazz elements into classical concerto form ⓘ technical difficulty for the soloist ⓘ |
| languageOfTempoMarkings | French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Piano Concerto in G major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 2 ⓘ |
| performanceContext | concert hall ⓘ |
| premiereDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| publisher | Durand (typical Ravel publisher) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingRepertoireStatus | standard repertoire ⓘ |
| rhythmicFeatures | syncopation influenced by jazz ⓘ |
| style | French impressionism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| typicalEnsemble | symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| typicalSoloInstrument | piano ⓘ |
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