Bronislava Nijinksa first choreographed this piece, whose composition may have been prompted by its composer's frontotemporal dementia.
This piece's original orchestration called for a now-obsolete F sopranino saxophone, as well as an oboe d'amore. Bronislava Nijinksa first choreographed this piece, whose composition may have been prompted by its composer's frontotemporal dementia. The final repetition of this piece sees an abrupt (*) key change from C major to E minor, and repeated cymbal clashes and trombone glissandi occur shortly before the orchestra plays a rapid descent to a C major chord to finish the piece. Snare drums play a triplet ostinato throughout, for 10 points, what one-movement ballet composition commissioned by Ida Rubenstein and written by Maurice Ravel?
This piece's original orchestration called for a now-obsolete F sopranino saxophone, as well as an oboe d'amore.
Ravel’s {Boléro}