Maurice Ravel
7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937
Maurice Ravel was a French composer, pianist and conductor regarded as one of the leading figures of musical Impressionism alongside Claude Debussy. He is celebrated for works such as Bolero, Daphnis et Chloe, and his orchestration of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition.
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Life events
Maurice Ravel was born in the Basque town of Ciboure, near the Spanish border.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRavel began studies at the Paris Conservatoire, where he later studied composition with Gabriel Faure.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRavel wrote this early piano piece that became one of his most popular works.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRavel's failure to win the Prix de Rome, especially in 1905, provoked a scandal in French musical circles.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRavel's large-scale ballet, commissioned by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, was first performed in Paris.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRavel volunteered and drove military trucks near the front during the war.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRavel undertook an extensive and successful tour of the United States and Canada.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRavel's orchestral crescendo Bolero premiered as a ballet at the Paris Opera and became his most famous work.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRavel died following surgery for a degenerative brain condition that had impaired his ability to compose.
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