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About 'Bolero '
| Composed: | 1928 |
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| Score Key: | C major (Sounding Pitch) ( View more C major Music for Orchestra ) |
| Time Signature: | 3/4 ( View more 3/4 Music) |
| Tempo Marking: | Tempo di Bolero moderato assai = 72 |
| Duration: | 14:10 |
- What is the rhythm of Boléro?
- Is the tempo in Boléro by Maurice Ravel?
- What is the meter of Ravel Boléro?
- Who wrote Boléro music?
What is the rhythm of Boléro?
The tempo for dance is about 120 beats per minute. The music has a gentle Cuban rhythm related to a slow son, which is the reason it may be best described as a bolero-son. Like some other Cuban dances, there are three steps to four beats, with the first step of a figure on the second beat, not the first.
Is the tempo in Boléro by Maurice Ravel?
The tempo indication in the score is Tempo di Bolero, moderato assai ("tempo of a bolero, very moderate"). In Ravel's own copy of the score, the printed metronome mark of 76 per quarter is crossed out and 66 is substituted. Later editions of the score suggest a tempo of 72.
What is the meter of Ravel Boléro?
Written in 3/4 meter, it's A-A-B-B form travels through the entire orchestra first from solo instrument to solo instrument, then to duets, and finally as entire sections with beautiful harmonies. Each new instrument it is spoken through gives the melody new life and color from the previous.
Who wrote Boléro music?
In 1927, Ida Rubinstein commissioned Maurice Ravel to compose a "Spanish-style ballet", but the composer hadn't yet come up with Boléro. He initially considered orchestrating six pieces from Iberia by Albéniz.
