Previous posts for March 7th can be found here: John Wilbye (2019), Maurice Ravel (2020), and Thomas Linley the Younger (2021)
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Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor.
At the Ballet
Since the music was splashy and showy,
Ravel had the savvy to know he
Should cobble some suites
From the musical treats
In his ballet score Daphnis and Chloe.
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Challenge Accepted!
The piece is famous for its difficulty, partly because Ravel intended the Scarbo movement to be more difficult than Balakirev's Islamey. -- Wikipedia, s.v. "Gaspard de la nuit"
“I’ve just finished Gaspard de la nuit,”
Said Ravel with inordinate glee.
“And it’s harder to play
Than that trash, Islamey,
Which is just what I meant it to be.”
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Snare Do Well
The room for divergence is narrow
In the snare drummer’s part in Bolero;
They stand there and play
While the part makes its way
Like a slow irresistible arrow.
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