Ma mère l'Oye (suite) (Ravel, Maurice)
| Title | Ma Mère l'Oye |
| Alternative title | Cinq pièces enfantines |
| Creators | Maurice Ravel, composer |
| Opus | M.77 |
| Instrumentation | piano 4 hands |
| Number of movements | 5 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1908 |
| First published | 1910 |
| Dedication | Mimie et Jean Godebski |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 900 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Suites |
| Period | Early 20th century |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant. Lent | — | A minor | — |
| Petit Poucet. Très modéré | — | C minor | — |
| Laideronnette, Impératrice des pagodes. Mouvement de marche | — | F sharp major | — |
| Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête. Mouvement de valse modéré | — | F major | — |
| Le jardin féerique. Lent et grave | — | C major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | orchestra | — |
| View | Complete | 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns and double bass | Marnix van den Berg |
| View | Complete | 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns | David Andrew Clarke |
| View | Complete | piccolo, 3 flutes, alto flute and bass flute | Hideo Kamioka |
| View | Complete | 2 violins, viola and cello | Steve Jones |
| View | Complete | 2 pianos | Gaston Choisnel |
| View | Complete | piano | Ray Alston |
| View | Complete | piano | Jacques Charlot |
| View | Pavane de la Belle au Bois Dormant (No.1) | childrens chorus and orchestra | — |
| View | Pavane de la Belle au Bois Dormant (No.1) | flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn | Pierre Gouin |
| View | Pavane de la Belle au Bois Dormant (No.1) | cello and piano | Ferdinando Ronchini |
| View | Le jardin féerique (No.5) | 6 cellos | Gwyn Seymour |
Scores
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | — | Gabriel Antonio Hernandez Romero, piano Shawn Cristopher White, performer |
For Piano Duet (Ravel) | Complete Performance |
| View | — | Louis Sauter, piano | For Piano Duet (Ravel) | Complete Performance |
| View | Detroit Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Paul Paray, conductor | For Orchestra (Ravel) | 1. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant 2. Petit Poucet 3. Laideronnette, Impératrice des pagodes 4. Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête 5. Le jardin féerique |
| View | — | Louis Martin, conductor | For Orchestra (Ravel) | Complete Recording |
| View | — | Steve's Bedroom Band, string quartet | For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Jones) | Complete Performance |
| View | — | Felipe Sarro, piano | For Piano (Charlot) | 1. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant 2. Petit Poucet 3. Laideronnette, Impératrice des pagodes 4. Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête 5. Le jardin féerique |
| View | — | Jean Dubé, piano | For Piano (Charlot) | 5. Le jardin féerique |
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