Sonatine (Ravel)

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Sonatine is a piano piece written by Maurice Ravel from 19031905.


The piece is in three movements:

  • I. Modéré ("moderated")
  • II. Mouvement de menuet ("Minuet movement")
  • III. Animé ("animated")

He wrote this piece for a competition sponsored by a magazine, which went out of business. He was the only entrant [1].[citation needed] The work was dedicated to Ida and Cipa Godebski; he later dedicated his Ma Mère l'Oye suite to their children.

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  1. ^ Dowling, Richard. (2003) Sontatine by Maurice Ravel. <http://www.richard-dowling.com/SonatinePreface.html>