Menuet antique
Menuet antique is a piece for solo piano composed by Maurice Ravel. The original piano version was written in 1895 and orchestrated by the composer in 1929.[1][2] Ravel wrote the piece to pay tribute to Emmanuel Chabrier, who had welcomed his early works and helped to establish his musical reputation.
The piano version was first performed on April 18, 1898 by Ricardo Viñes,[2] a long-time friend to whom the composer dedicated the composition. Viñes also gave the premieres of many of Ravel's other works. The orchestral version was first heard in public on January 11, 1930.
The form of the piece is ternary; a typical structure for a minuet. The A sections are more ambiguous with regard to a definite tonality whereas the B section is more firmly rooted in major tonality.[3]
The minuet form reappears in some of Ravel's later compositions, such as the central movement of the Sonatine and the fifth movement of Le tombeau de Couperin.
The orchestral version is scored for an orchestra consisting of 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, harp, and strings.
References
- ^ M Randel, Don (1996). The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Harvard University Press. pp. 728. ISBN 0674372999.
Menuet antique ravel.
- ^ a b James, Burnett (1983). Ravel, his life and times. Midas Books. p. 20. ISBN 0882546651.
- ^ Johnston, Blair. "Maurice Ravel Menuet antique, for piano (or orchestra), M. 7". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
External links
- Menuet Antique: Free scores at the International Music Score Library Project
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