Ravel’s Water Music for Solo Piano: Jeux d’eau, Une barque sur l’ocean, and Ondine
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Date
2023-03
Authors
Liu, Ting-Yu
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University of Oregon
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to explore Ravel’s stylistic approach and inimitable textural
characteristics in his three water pieces: Jeux d’eau, Une barque sur l’ocean, and Ondine. Through
this study I aim to show the development of Ravel’s compositional style in his piano works related
to water, especially the relationship between musical components and extra-musical ideas.
Therefore, I will discuss and analyze these three pieces from multiple perspectives: timbre,
harmony, and rhythm. As part of the analysis, I will also be looking at a myriad of textural levels
and how these characteristics and the overall sonorities relate to portraying water.
Description
63 pages
Keywords
Maurice Ravel, Impressionism and Symbolism, Texture and Harmony, Penatonic, Octatonic