The
title Alborada del gracioso is usually translated as "Morning Song
of a Jester," the gracioso having been the household jester in the classic
Spanish comedies. Ravel's pupil and biographer Alexis Roland-Manuel
characterized the piece as one where 'dry and biting virtuosity is contrasted,
Spanish-wise, with the swooning flow of the lovelorn melodic line which
interrupts the angry buzzing of guitars."
Ravel's early output for piano solo had consisted entirely of brief
individual pieces. Roland-Manuel observed that the five pieces of Miroirs
announced a "completely new style" for Ravel. Milton Rubén Laufer
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Maurice Ravel
Alborada del Gracioso, from Miroirs Play
Recorded on 03/27/2007, uploaded on 01/20/2009
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Alborada del Gracioso Maurice Ravel
The title Alborada del gracioso is usually translated as "Morning Song of a Jester," the gracioso having been the household jester in the classic Spanish comedies. Ravel's pupil and biographer Alexis Roland-Manuel characterized the piece as one where 'dry and biting virtuosity is contrasted, Spanish-wise, with the swooning flow of the lovelorn melodic line which interrupts the angry buzzing of guitars." Ravel's early output for piano solo had consisted entirely of brief individual pieces. Roland-Manuel observed that the five pieces of Miroirs announced a "completely new style" for Ravel. Milton Rubén Laufer
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