Sunday, October 31, 2010

Maurice Ravel's "Daphne et Chloe"

Ravel's composition, "Daphne et Chloe," is one of the most beautiful pieces that I've ever heard.
It's construction is a three scened ballet fit within one act. Although originally it was suppose to be a ballet with a musical score, the music has long outlived the ballet as the piece is usually performed solely as an orchestral score.

The piece's reference to nature, "sunrise," brings a new perspective the sounds of nature that people like Messiaen and Stravinsky did.

check http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrOJcEHXYWM for a video of one of the pieces.

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