- This short piece for piano was written in 1913 as a sight-reading piece for the Paris Conservatory piano competition.
- While seemingly straightforward on the page, Ravel’s Prélude is full of unexpected dissonances, interlocking hands, and a meandering melodic line that provides the ideal canvas for individual artistic expression.1
Sources
- “Ravel: Prelude,” Alfred Music, accessed November 17, 2022, https://www.alfred.com/ravel-prelude/p/00-3596/.
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