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.

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63 pages

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Maurice Ravel, Impressionism and Symbolism, Texture and Harmony, Penatonic, Octatonic

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