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What is the role of Ravel in miroirs?
To pay tribute to his fellow artists, Ravel began composing Miroirs in 1904 and finished it the following year. It was first published by Eugène Demets in 1906. The third and fourth movements were subsequently orchestrated by Ravel, while the fifth was orchestrated by Percy Grainger, among others.
What is the rhythm of Miroir?
Miroirs is, as its title would seem to indicate, a group of "reflections" on various isolated glimpses of reality. "Noctuelles" (Nocturnes or Night-Moths) is a piece of great rhythmic flexibility that incorporates extensive cross-rhythms and frequent meter changes.
