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Gaspard De La Nuit Sheet Music Pdf Gaspard de la nuit sheet music pdf Continue Be the first to add a recording or video. No reviews yet Gaspar de la Nuit, M. 55 is a set of piano pieces by Maurice Ravel, written in 1908. It consists of three movements, each based on a poem or fantasy from the collection of Gaspar de la Nuit - Fantaisies a la manner de Rembrandt and de Callo completed in 1836 by Aloysius Bertrand. The work premiered on January 9, 1909 in Paris by Ricardo Vines. The aforementioned Wikipedia article Gaspard de la nuit is available in accordance with CC BY-SA 3.0. We have selected several print publications that they think can be useful. MiroirsPianoJoseph-Maurice Ravel PianoJosef-Maurice Ravel All music → Ravel, J-M → 밤의 가스파르; Gaspar de ;ﮔﺎﺳﭙﺎر ﺷﺐ ;Gaspar de la nuit → Sheet music Ken Sasaki, piano (Piano Society) I. Ondine II. Le Gibet III. General Information Work Title Gaspar de la Nuit Alternative. The name of the sly Dodger of the Night; Trois sings fill the piano apre Aloysius Bertrand Name Translations; Nychny Gaspar; 夜のガスパール La Nuit; 夜之幽靈; 夜之幽灵; 夜之加斯巴 Aliases Gaspar de la Nuit : Trois sing pour piano apre Aloisy Bertrand; Gaspar de la Nuit: Trois Pomes pour piano apre Aloysius Bertrand Power WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 180235450; LCCN: n82162747; GND: 300125275; BNF: 139177317 Composer Ravel, Maurice Opus/NumberOp./Cat. No. M.55 I-Catalogue Numberi-Cat. No. IMR 16 Movements / SectionsMov'ts / Sec in 3 pieces: Ondine. Great Post (♯ major) Le Gibet. Tres lent (E♭ minor) to Scarbo. Modare (B major) Year/Date CompositionY/D Comp. 1908 First performance. 1909-01-09 in Paris, Salle Erar Ricardo Vines (piano) First publication. 1909 Dedication Various: Harold Bauer Jean Marnold Rudolf Ganz Composer PeriodComp. 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