23h 53min, jun 30, 1875 y - Maurice Ravel Born

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He insisted on technical accuracy from both singer and pianist; his father was an engineer and he inherited that precision which can be found in the technical master of his music
He went to the Conservatoire but was forced to leave because he didn’t pass the piano performance examinations.
He returned to the conservatoire to study composition with the newly appointed Faure
He was drawn to colorful texts of travel and adventure
His songs show the influence of traditional forms exotic places, jazz, and popular forms
In 1902, he saw the first 30 performances of Debussy’s Pelleas et Melisande; his following output of songs is heavily influenced by Debussy’s style
Ravel often changed his stylistic technique to fit the poet

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