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Sonatine

Photo © Paul Kolnik
Music	Sonatine for Piano (1906) by Maurice Ravel Credit >
Choreography	George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust
Premiere	May 15, 1975, New York City Ballet, Ravel Festival, New York State Theater
Original Cast	Violette Verdy, Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux
Average Length	12 min.
	Sonatine was presented as the opening ballet of the New York City Ballet Ravel Festival during the 1975 Spring Season, which marked the 100th anniversary of the composer's birth. In this work the pianist and dancers share the stage. Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) was born in the French Basque town of Ciboure. His family moved to Paris and encouraged him to take piano lessons. At fourteen he was admitted to the Paris Conservatory, where he studied with Fauré, who became his principal teacher of composition. His ballet scores include Pavane pour une Infante Défunte, Jeux d'Eau, Boléro, Daphnis and Chloe, Ma Mère L'Oye, and a ballet-opera, L'Enfant et les Sortilèges.

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