Maurice Ravel is one of the greatest French composers who ever lived. Along with Claude Debussy, he single-handedly changed the direction of French music in the early 20th century, leading to the ...

Ravel himself offered a helpful insight into ... regrets the long-standing tendency to see the two composers as "twin brothers" of Impressionism, and suggests that it is more productive to view ...

This month, many classical music lovers noted Maurice Ravel’s 150th birthday. On Monday, March 31, Quatuor Debussy pairs ...

“Sémiramis” lacks some of the lush textures and rich harmonies for which Ravel would become known — he was a master of blending French impressionism, Spanish melodies, baroque, jazz and ...

Some impressionist music is based on whole tone scales and pentatonic scales, especially the music of Debussy. Debussy, Ravel and other composers also rediscovered modes. The rhythm and tempo of ...