How to Sound Like Maurice Ravel
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 พ.ค. 2024
- A video breaking down elements of Ravel's compositional style.
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00:00 A brief overview of the composer
03:44 Making of the arrangement of Happy Birthday in the Style of Ravel
09:22 Performance practices related to Ravel's music
12:04 Performance of Happy Birthday in the Style of Ravel
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00:00 A brief overview of the composer
03:44 Making of the arrangement of Happy Birthday in the Style of Ravel
09:22 Performance practices related to Ravel's music
12:04 Performance of Happy Birthday in the Style of Ravel
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Yesssss thank you!! I wanted this!
Also pavane for a dead princess is my favorite song of his
Also
10:41 The curtain
Interesting experimenting....
Maurice finally un-Ravelled.
👏👏👏👏👏
Nice
nice
noice
Nice, France
I LOVE RAVEL
Me too!!
Same!
Meeee tooooo! ❤️
I love him and his music also!
Me as well🌊
Happy 145th birthday, Maurice!!! And thank you Nahre for the video
Thank you!!
You know what I love about Ravel? The fact that he doesn't waste a single note, sometimes he leaves gaps in melodic lines that can be left up to interpretation but they're not missed because another melody fills in, it's crazy efficient
Love this! One of my favorite channels. You’re probably the only person who could make me buy an album where every track is happy birthday.
10:42 Ravel comes to listen 🙄
Really impressive. Ravel is such a hard composer to get around, his music is so deep and his influences so wide, and yet he sounds like no other composer. To be able to reproduce his distinctive, yet very subtle style shows how much Nahre is great at what she does.
The Ravel video is finally here!
:D Thank you for watching!
@@NahreSol Congrats on another successful and delighting video, Nahre! If you happen to see this, please consider doing another one of these on Poulenc, since it bears resemblance to some composers you've talked about, and fits your description of child-like and charming (see for example his novelettes, composed for children).
Beautiful Nahre! Happy Birthday Ravel :)
Rick, you’re here. Holy shit!
Incredible breakdown. I've never seen such an intricate, well thoughtout deconstruction and re-imagination. Glad i've found your channel - Thomas Frank gave you a shoutout in one of his videos, but i've only come around to check you out now. This video is such a delight. Oh yeah ... the piece sounds beautiful.
I love Ravel's music so much. Easily in my top 3 composers, probably my favourite actually... His "Tombeau de Couperin" orchestrated is, to me, one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever left for us to play...
John C I agree! Tombeau is one of my all time favorites!!
The "delicate flower frozen inside a perfectly geometric block of ice" analogy completely blew my mind. Genius!
Ravel sounds like mr Rogers walking into his house and changing shoes.
Helps that he looks like him
And both loved children
I sometimes wonder how much of my love for impressionistic piano music stems from having fond memories of watching Mr Rogers as a child.
Funny you should say that. I commented on an earlier Nahre Sol video, saying that her piano playing reminded me of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
Yes
Oh my god, how beatiful the final piece sounds. Ravel himself would be satisfied and proud.
I spent years as a young composer pouring over his scores and absorbing his language -- thank you for the awesome video, Nahre!!
The part where you discussed the types of ideas Ravel uses; nostalgic, sweet, longing, BUBBLES, etc
This quite possibly the most accurate explanation of Ravel I've ever heard. He is my favorite composer by far, and I have struggled for years to describe him as well as you did in this video!
Thank you!!
Who will win?
*Gilgamesh, the Consumer of Reality*
or
Maurice
I understand this reference
How is there another person on the world watching this and that. I thought I was special
I'm laughing so hard
Hi.
@@Ivan_1791 Yo!
One of the best channels out there for the understanding of classical music, keep up the great work!
This timing is too perfect. I've spent all of today beginning my research for a project about Ravel. Then I see this.
I love all the analogies you made about his music, especially that oddly specific child's tale and the fantastic "flower inside of a block of ice" metaphor. The child-like quality, the watery shapes, the icy floors and the yearning feeling, i hear all of that in your arrangement. Very well done Nahre!
This is outrageously good. The way you describe musical texture with visual spacial language is how I tend to think as well. Some of this felt a bit like Amy Cheney Beach. 5/5
I'm honestly impressed! Ravel had a really singular touch (that's what make him my favourite composer), which makes him really hard to imitate, and you've succeed so well!
I wanted to know if there were a sheet music?
His mother was Spanish from the Bask region living in the south France.
I have been listening to Ravel for three decades and think he is shockingly underrated. (Maybe if he hadn't composed Bolero critics would be more comfortable with him.) You did a beautiful job here and your comments as you were working were great -- you captured the tension between emotion and disciplined reserve that make Ravel so special.
3:13, I've never heard a better metaphor for Ravel's music, and I've been playing classical piano for 20 years now.
Good job!
ravel is my all time favorite composer, and i’ve listened to his piano works a million times, so this was really interesting to listen to. i felt like i could hear which piece each section was borrowing from. for example, i felt like i could hear a lot of sonatine III - Animé and Ondine throughout. super cool to hear my favorite composer broken down and imitated so exactly!
ravel’s taste in orchestration is phenomenal..one
of the greatest and rich. and his piano music is just marvellous. all his piano pieces are composed thinking all the instruments and his musical writing is beautiful to watch. in piano music after him there is only messiaen
Maurice has been my favorite composer for a while now. I think you have the interpretation right on the nose. It always amazed me how dreamy yet organized his compositions sound.
Finished an impressionist piece LITERALLY YESTERDAY....
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!?!
I’ve been listening to gaspard de nuit a lot recently so this vid is timed perfectly for me lol
Ahh yes! May I suggest the recording of Ivo Pogorelich ? His interpretation of Ondine is georgeous... :)
Emini 100. Ivo! Yes, my favorite interpretation of Ondine. He takes more expressive rythmic liberties with it than others. Enchanting as Ondine herself.
@@MCRedstoneFR Yes ! I really like Lucas Debargue's recording, too.
@@MCRedstoneFR Pogorelich's interpretation is in my eyes, undoubtedly the best one to me. Le Gibet is just entrancing, glad I learnt it.
Emimi100. Ivo's Scarbo, if it's from the same performance that I think you mean is the most brutally executed reading of this masterpiece. He literally beats the piano into submission to his artistic will. This recording is of ivo in his prime. Positively superhuman. And Ravel's composition..not a another piece of piano music like it. It's actually metaphysically scary as hell. Like it's from a fever induced nightmare of the faceless human form shadow person (Scarbo, the boogy man) in the long black trenchcoat and wide brimmed hat, that we've all seen or felt as children. I saw him, Scarbo, many times when in a fever dream as a child.
That happy birthday was INCREDIBLE🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Ravel and Nahre Sol. A match made in heaven...
The ravel string quartet is one of my favs
Hey Nahre, you probably won't see this, but you've been such an inspiration to me. I adore your videos, they teach me so much and I don't feel stupid or overwhelmed watching them. That's due a lot to your clever editing and captions, I love your style and I hope you keep making vids in this format. I legit get so excited when you upload, thank you for taking time out of your day to create stuff for us :) stay safe!
Its clear that she really takes a lot of time to make each video. Thank you Nahre, for sharing your search with us!
the caption editing blows me away
@@toddthing Its the most helpful thing ever
Lol you were right, she never saw it 💀💀💀
I love Ravel, and as a composer myself I always tried to capture the structural elements of his compostions in order to build my own repertoire. By watching your video, I saw that many of his characteristics are rather subjective, and are described by "poetry-like wording" ("delicate flower in a block of ice"). I also used to think like that, and seeing you having a similar thinking is interesting for me as a composer as well.
Great video, btw! Always like those!
Ondine is one of my favorite pieces ever, you captured his style perfectly
OMG beginning at 3:18--that whole story sequence genuinely made me laugh :-) :-). Awesome job as always Nahre
The Gallic ambience in your piece is impossible to miss.
I love the complexity. I will listen to Ravel differently.
Wow. Ravel is my favorite classical composer so this was a joy to watch. His sense of harmony was truly incredible. Keep it up Nahre!
I LOVE RAVEL SO MUCH
But of course I love your videos too.
12:45 those whimsical arpeggios remind me of barque sur l'ocean in slow motion - loved it!
FACTS: you are a legend
As someone who appreciates music, and who sometimes messes around with music too, this dissection and amalgamation process of yours amazes me every time. I think some version of this series of yours should be offered as a for-credit course for listeners and composers alike.
It is a delight to see you and watch your workshop construction of a piece.
Ravel called himself a watchmaker and loved watches.
You have a privileged brain and are so brilliant! 👏🏼👏🏼🌹🌹✨✨👍👍
Valses nobles meets jeux d'eau and ondine. You're a miracle, Nahre.
Yo, I was just thinking about Ravel when I saw the notification. Great job reading my mind! :)
Bruh
Yay! :)
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I already expected this video for a long time , it's great
Im just gonna say if I never started watching your videos, I would never have such an appreciation for classical music the way I do today.
Idk why i cried a bit, i love maurice ravel, his pieces hits me to all the good and sad places, i feel hugged with pastels clouds.
Hi Nahre, love this video! I always look forward to learning more about composers' compositional styles and lives through your "how to sound like" videos. Would you consider doing a video on Gyorgy Ligeti?
Happy birthday in the "devil stairs" style...
I never thought this would happen but it did and I’m very happy. I love Ravel, keep making great content and stay safe.
He's one of my greatest influences as a composer!
My favorite Composer 🥰🥰
Love "Sad Birds" that was used in the background. One of my truly favorite pieces of Ravel.
You mean Oiseaux Tristes (Miroirs)? I never knew that was the English name for it :O
@@wholemilky Yep, that's it!
Hmm oui, Ravel was a young friend of mine.
Satie c'etait surtout le pote a Debussy non?
@@delko000 Oui, même s'ils se sont brouillés quelques années avant la mort de Debussy, ce que Satie regrettera jusqu'à la fin de sa vie.
Satie avait fini par se brouiller avec Ravel aussi, du reste.
@@eriksatieofficiel Il se brouillait avec tout le monde en fait, il a fini sa vie dans une quasi solitude.
Et il se brouillait avec ses oeufs?
@@nagichampa9866 oh i believed in scramble eggs!
the choir on Daphins et Cloe gets me everytime
Rach and Ravel were my favourite composers through university around ten years ago, and Ravel's music has been super influential for me as I moved more towards composition. Miroirs and Gaspard were so much fun despite their challenges and paint such vivid pictures. I tried picking up his Toccata last year but stopped around half way through, it's a bloody tough nut to crack! Incredibly gorgeous. I highly recommend anyone reading this to check out Collard's performance of Ravel's Toccata. Short and sweet!
Yo, this is truly amazing. Such an intelligent breakdown and stunning composition. Ravel is my favorite composer, you left me speechless. I wish you would make a video on how to sound like Alexander Scriabin (his later pieces). Anyway, just found out about this channel, I feel like someone just handed me a piece of gold, thank you :)
Wow. That was absolutely gorgeous. I don't know how you're always able to capture the feel of the artist but it's seriously impressive. Also, I love how you continually improve these videos. I especially like the voiceover at the beginning and end (don't know if you got a new mic or not but it sounds great!). Oh and the balance between complex explanation and simple explanation was a really nice touch. I always look forward to these videos!
Love the 'caution' signs when you veer off the mark.
Thanks for making this
Ravel is my favourite composer, I always wanted to write in his musical style !
I think this was the best video from "how to sound like..."
Vid Idea: Food as digested by a classical musician
Another brilliant "How to sound like"! If I had heard this in another context I would definitely have thought that it's a ravel composition.
So moved that young people dig Ravel’s music.
I love Ravel music. My favourite piece is the adagio from the concert in G major for piano and orchestra. It is one of the most beautiful piece i have heard. What do you think? :)
>Ravel's music makes me imagine a children's story, perhaps about a group of friends, maybe a nostalgic french person, a shy jazz musician and a spanish dancer, all traveling on an asian wooden boat to cross a river to enter a medieval castle where they come across a carnival and all get lost, but then find a village of people huddled around a campfire, that served them warm soup.
this is the best description of Ravel's music that I've heard :D
Wow. So well done! Constant dejavu of "haven't I heard that in a Ravel piece before??" You really channeled him well!
That Happy Birthday was pretty impressive. 👍🏻
That is some great arranging there wow. Loved the end piece
i'd like to know what is the contemporary pianist composer that you like ? and why ?
Jimi1000 you should check out Edoardo Brotto. He is another really good contemporary composer.
Even if it's a happy birthday arrangement you are such a great composer!
The whimsical arpeggios made me all warm and fuzzy like im back on Une Barque sur L'Ocean ;). I absolutely adored this, Ravel is my favourite composer of all time. On the topic of french composers, there's always Poulenc next
I would define Ravel's work as 'modernist'. Leave the impressions to Debussy.
Debussy hated to be associated with the Impressionism : "Impressionism is for painting 🎨" he has to say
The coincidence is insane. I discovered Ravel just yesterday.
BlazingCobaltX you’re going to have an amazing time discovering every single piece then! I wish I could somehow have that freshness in hearing as well
I think that coincidence is called TH-cam algorithm 😅. Anyway, you've just discovered an amazing composer. Hope you enjoy his music
Ooooooh, would you like any recommendations of his pieces? What all have you heard so far?
Yes! my absolute favorite youtube series returns! nothing inspires me like these videos, getting the grips on the small but important differances or varitations that give composers their signature musical voice. i hope you never stop making these
the final product was magical. I knew nothing of Ravel beyond his #1 hit _Bolero_. Clearly I need to know more of his music, Thank you
Ravel is probably my favourite composer, for many of the reasons you've mentioned. Tone colour, lyrical melody and sublime orchestration. If you know the novel Le Grand Mealne by Alain Fournier, then you need no other story. Alan Fournier died in WW1 and Ravel's Tombeau de Couperin is dedicated to friends who died in that war. His music is a fit for that novel.
The novel, short, is well worth investing some time in.
I think Ravel's music actually is "watery" but I like that. Well, not including Bolero. That is not watery.
Yeah, that would be considered "marchy".
Like something like Une Barque Sur Lotion is so impressionistic, but his string quartet is so strict. He’s just amazing
I got serious “Jeux D’eau” vibes in this piece! This was amazing, thank you!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Ravel is one of my most favorite composers. Thanks alot!!!
Hey Nahre, the quality of the video is 360p, is that with everyone too or am I the only one?
Possibly due to us being early
Usually it's ready by the time it says "Finished processing" but for some reason it's not switching yet. Sorry about that, maybe check back in a bit! :D
TH-cam is throttling video quality in some locations, I believe. But the audio sounds very good, so I'm happy.
I recall having read recently that TH-cam decided to reduce the bandwidth of videos to face the increasing traffic from people stuck at home and binging the Internet all around the world... At least in Europe.
Quick check: try and see another video which you know is HD, see if it still is.
=) Thanks Nahre, and thanks everyone! it was kind of a temporary thing I guess. :D
Ravel was the best composer of water-based music, like if u agree
Best happy birthday ever heard. Thx for wishing me one.
That's why all these great composers from that era made great compositions. There was no distraction and it was just feel. No describing, just feeling. It's hard to find that now eh days in piano composers.
"how to sound like Maurice Ravel"
Do an ostinato of 17 minutes
Also dont forget ostinato from le gibet(I think I have perfect pitch on Bb)
So Scriabin in the future ? :)
Actually no, very different
Gosh those Arps are so dreamy, ugh. I wish I can play this way.
Why weren't you my piano teacher growing up? Through your channel, I learned to appreciate composers in ways I never imagined.
penderecki died today 😭😭😭
Well, I guess I'm the first to see this
Loved the lush, optimistic return of the theme. Beautiful.
“An undertone of nostalgia and something aching”
Wow, you just described the kind of music I like to make.
Your work is an invaluable resource. A thank you could never be sufficient.
Ravel - Tzigane is one of my favorite pieces of classical music. Great video!
Nailed it! Sounds just like a Ravel song.
I could really hear bits of ravel's pieces in the final product. There was some Valse Nobles, Prelude in A Minor, Sonatine, Jeux D'eau, and even a little bit of his string quartet, with some Scarbo at the end.