MAURICE RAVEL BETWEEN IMPRESSIONISM, SYMBOLISM AND NEOCLASSICISM

Maurice Ravel together with Claude Debussy are considered the two great impressionist composers of the twentieth century, however both of them refused this appellation. The truth, as usual, is somewhere in the middle: although Ravel’s music through his harmonies belongs to Impressionism, through the...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boglárka Eszter OLÁH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Babeș-Bolyai University 2019-06-01
Series:Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Musica
Subjects:
Online Access:http://193.231.18.162/index.php/subbmusica/article/view/2077
_version_ 1797365183502352384
author Boglárka Eszter OLÁH
author_facet Boglárka Eszter OLÁH
author_sort Boglárka Eszter OLÁH
collection DOAJ
description Maurice Ravel together with Claude Debussy are considered the two great impressionist composers of the twentieth century, however both of them refused this appellation. The truth, as usual, is somewhere in the middle: although Ravel’s music through his harmonies belongs to Impressionism, through the thematism of his works belongs to Symbolism and through the use of traditional forms belongs to Neoclassicism, each association can be only partially correct. This study tries to demonstrate this affirmation through a short overview of the composer’s art.
first_indexed 2024-03-08T16:45:34Z
format Article
id doaj.art-d7fb25afb8db4e7388d43bd3f97f5c99
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 1844-4369
2065-9628
language English
last_indexed 2024-03-08T16:45:34Z
publishDate 2019-06-01
publisher Babeș-Bolyai University
record_format Article
series Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Musica
spelling doaj.art-d7fb25afb8db4e7388d43bd3f97f5c992024-01-05T09:41:28ZengBabeș-Bolyai UniversityStudia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Musica1844-43692065-96282019-06-0164110.24193/subbmusica.2019.1.16MAURICE RAVEL BETWEEN IMPRESSIONISM, SYMBOLISM AND NEOCLASSICISMBoglárka Eszter OLÁH0University Assistant Ph.D. “Gheorghe Dima” National Music Academy, 25, Ion I. C. Brătianu Street, Cluj-Napoca, email: boglarkaeszter@yahoo.comMaurice Ravel together with Claude Debussy are considered the two great impressionist composers of the twentieth century, however both of them refused this appellation. The truth, as usual, is somewhere in the middle: although Ravel’s music through his harmonies belongs to Impressionism, through the thematism of his works belongs to Symbolism and through the use of traditional forms belongs to Neoclassicism, each association can be only partially correct. This study tries to demonstrate this affirmation through a short overview of the composer’s art. http://193.231.18.162/index.php/subbmusica/article/view/2077Ravel, Impressionism, Symbolism, Neoclassicism, Skills.
spellingShingle Boglárka Eszter OLÁH
MAURICE RAVEL BETWEEN IMPRESSIONISM, SYMBOLISM AND NEOCLASSICISM
Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Musica
Ravel, Impressionism, Symbolism, Neoclassicism, Skills.
title MAURICE RAVEL BETWEEN IMPRESSIONISM, SYMBOLISM AND NEOCLASSICISM
title_full MAURICE RAVEL BETWEEN IMPRESSIONISM, SYMBOLISM AND NEOCLASSICISM
title_fullStr MAURICE RAVEL BETWEEN IMPRESSIONISM, SYMBOLISM AND NEOCLASSICISM
title_full_unstemmed MAURICE RAVEL BETWEEN IMPRESSIONISM, SYMBOLISM AND NEOCLASSICISM
title_short MAURICE RAVEL BETWEEN IMPRESSIONISM, SYMBOLISM AND NEOCLASSICISM
title_sort maurice ravel between impressionism symbolism and neoclassicism
topic Ravel, Impressionism, Symbolism, Neoclassicism, Skills.
url http://193.231.18.162/index.php/subbmusica/article/view/2077
work_keys_str_mv AT boglarkaeszterolah mauriceravelbetweenimpressionismsymbolismandneoclassicism