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Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte
Sancan Février Rosenthal Lyrics
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@superhuffpuff
3 years and I still haven't seen anyone write the story behind this piece.
This piece was written for a Spanish princess who was married off to an Austrian prince at the age of 16. she struggled to communicate and felt incredibly alone, fell into a depressive state and eventually died at an extremely young age, at 21.
The simple layering in the first part of the piece symbolises her life as a child, where everything was simple and straightforward. she lived quite happily.
The melody repeats again, this time with slightly more complicated accompaniment. The melody is a metaphor for her identity. She's still the same person, but the accompaniment, her life, has gotten more complex. This is meant to symbolise her growing up, her parents telling her what is to come, and her understanding of how things will change when the day comes.
The day finally comes for her to leave Spain, and marry a man she'd never met. Despite this, she's willing to try. The first struggle comes, and she doesn't even realise it until the second washes over, then the third, and so on. The layering becomes much more complicated and slowly, the accompaniment has switched to minor. The accompaniment increases in volume, almost the same as the melody. She begins to lose her sense of self, and eventually, dies.
After this comes a more light-hearted section. This symbolises her life in heaven, once again meeting the people she loves, and going back to her ordinary life as a princess in spain.
At least, that's what my piano teacher told me.
@antt2228
Day 1 Twinkle Twinkle
Day 2 Mary had a little lamb
Day 3 Every scale ever
Day 4 Alla Turca
Day 5 Fur Elise
Day 6 Rondo alla cappricio
Day 7 HEROIC POLONAISE
Day 14 HR2
DAY 21 BALLADE NO1
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@Rousseau
Ravel. Pavane pour une infante défunte. An incredibly lyrical and reflective piece, the melody at 1:13 followed by the undulating circle of 5ths cadence is personally one of my few favorite moments in the entire classical repertoire. Although the piece is seemingly dedicated to a princess who has died (we would assume recently), Ravel intended this to be more a thought back to a princess who had lived a long time ago, calling it "an evocation of a pavane that a little princess might, in former times, have danced at the Spanish court". Although this piece was originally written for piano, Ravel's orchestration - written 10 years after the original - would go on to become one of his most famous orchestrations, and is a good testament to how orchestral his piano writing was - I can still hear the sound of an oboe clearly at 1:13. I hope you enjoy this beautiful recording by SPQ, and that you've had a happy and healthy start to your March ♥
@presidentthiccums1615
This price is very beautiful! Thank you and keep up the amazing work
@matthewshaw4914
How is he so good at piano ???
@CameronLaborta
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@Tanker477
Outstanding
@mitalipandit2891
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@Rousseau
It's the attention to details in classical writing that I always appreciate so much - have you ever noticed that the ii chord is minor at 1:41, but major/dominant at 2:19?
@witchkingofangmar9373
No, but actually yes.
@mitalipandit2891
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@dfg_one7674
Play wish you were here (pink floyd) on piano
It will be so cool
Edit:Pls say if u agree!!!!