Karl Miller wrote:
>Ed Potter wrote:
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>>Ravel - impressionist, post-impressionist, colourist or neo-classicist?
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>>I would be interested in your thoughts on this topic, whatever they may be.
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>Impressionistic neo-classicist.
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>[He, I was going to say that. Or perhaps neoclassical impressionist.
>I'm not sure. -Dave]
Does that mean Ravel gave the impression of being a neoclassicist, or
that he DID impressions of neoclassicists?
Actually, I would say that Ravel was a moderate eclectic (Unlike
Bernstein, for example, who I would call a flamboyant eclectic). He
used a variety of compositional styles as tools. The problem is, it
makes him impossible to classify. I suppose you could call him a post-
neoclassical-romantic-colorimpressionist, but that would be silly.
Bob Lyman
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