Peter Name wrote:
>A colleague in my university is strongly under the impression that Ravel
>and Debussy separately wrote works for strings that sound strikingly
>similar.
Well, they each wrote a string quartet, but aside from the fact that they
are often coupled on the same recording, and that they are both masterworks
of the genre, there the real similarities end. Both works are marvelous
and well worth your exploration if you haven't already done so.
Kevin