Ed wrote:

>In line with a dissertation I am preparing at present, I would be grateful
>for your opinions on the following statement...
>
>Ravel - impressionist, post-impressionist, colourist or neo-classicist?
>
>I would be interested in your thoughts on this topic, whatever they may be.

In a few words:Well, Impresionist,with a little bit of classical "spirit"
concerning more about the forms, than the structure in itself.  An
example:The Noble and Sentimental Waltzers.  An exception in the sense
of a tipical "classical" theme of a few notes: "Pavanne pour una infant
defunta" About his way of orchestration, i consider him a kind of
eclectic,and maybe iconoclast in concept of it.  Regards:

Gerardo:.