Maurice Ravel
Pavane pour une infante défunte
"An evocation of a pavane that a little princess might, in former times, have danced at the Spanish court“ (Ravel)
Pavane pour une infante défunte
Year: 1899
Period: Impressionism
Piano score: Scanned score 
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A tender evocation of a courtly dance
Many will recognize the opening bars of this haunting miniature, but not many outside the realm of classical music fans will know its name. The title "Pavane for a Deceased Princess" may seem exceedingly gloomy, but Ravel made it clear that it should absolutely not be interpreted as funeral music. The piece, which takes its name from a popular 17th-century dance form, is charmingly simple when compared to many of Ravel’s other works.Background
The work doesn’t indicate any particular princess from history. Ravel said that it was instead a fond remembrance of Spanish culture, "an evocation of a pavane that a little princess might, in former times, have danced at the Spanish court“ He dedicated the piece to the American-born heir to the Singer sewing machine fortune, Winnaretta Singer, who was his sponsor.Forum posts about this piece:
Repertoire by iamdopeuarenope
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Which is the melody in Ravel's Pavane? by faa2010
The question above. What I can understand is that the key dwells in the first page of the score. And in the half of the third one, there is a new one. And that is a challenge specially in...
Advice for learning Pavane pour une Infante Difunte by faa2010
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ATCL Programme by redheadrebby
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Relatively simple Ravel pieces by piulento
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Advice for Pavane pour une Infante Defunte? by krysjez
Hi everyone, My first post here, looking forward to being part of this community :) I just started learning Ravel's Pavane pour une Infante Defunte today, some sight-reading through...
RAVEL PAVANE POUR UNE INFANTE DEFUNTE FINGERING by migamaral
Could you give me some advice for fingering from measure 28 to 34? Many...
Pour une Infante defunte by hoff
Holy crap is this piece hard. I can do okay until around measure 28, where I suddenly need to start moving notes around and can not play at even close to a reasonable speed. I have a feeling this is pretty far...
PAVANNE POUR UNE INFANTE DEFUNTE by migamaral
Hi everybody, Best recordings of this piece, any...
What are you playing/learning at the moment? by pianochick93
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Pedal in Ravel's Pavane? by pianochick93
I have tried this piece both with and without pedal, with pedal it occasionally becomes too blurred, whatever I do. Without, it sounds way too dry. The copy I have doesn't have any pedal...
Pavane by doreen
does anyone have a suggestion for fingering of Ravel's Pavane in measure 61 and measure70? thanks ...
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This piece is composed by Maurice Ravel and was published in 1899. Title: Pavane pour une infante défunte, in E Minor . The difficulty level if graded by ABRSM would be approximately 8+ and it belongs to the Impressionism period.