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Debussy and Ravel
Two French composers side by side, often compared and often confused, from 1891 to Boléro in 1928.
Debussy → Ravel
Suite bergamasque, L. 75
This guide follows Debussy’s Suite bergamasque, L. 75 (1905) in four parts: Prélude, Menuet (minuet and trio), Clair de lune and Passepied.
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- IPrélude
- II
- IIIClair de lune
- IV
IPrélude0:08–4:27
, with (the beat bends freely), in F major, in smooth phrases. The A section states the main material. The B section first takes on an Aeolian (the natural minor mode), and later turns to a -like (hymn-like) . A′ , and then the begins.
- A
- B: Aeolian- subsection
IIIClair de lune7:56–11:07
IV11:13–18:23
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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