Path 21
Debussy and Ravel
Two French composers side by side, often compared and often confused, from 1891 to Boléro in 1928.
Debussy → Ravel
String Quartet in F major, M. 35
This guide follows Ravel’s String Quartet in F major, M. 35 (1903) in four parts: Allegro moderato. Très doux (sonata form), Assez vif. Très rythmé, Très lent and Vif et agité.
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- II .
- III
- IV et
, (very soft). The , played by all four instruments together, rises and falls in a long arc. The follows, and then the appears in the first violin and viola, two octaves apart. The is lyrical and gathers intensity. In the the cello's line in the is lifted a minor third, moving it from D minor to F major. The slows to a very quiet ending.
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II . 10:47–18:27
III 19:14–29:08
IV et 30:09–34:51
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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