Composition: Gaspard de la nuit (Ravel, Maurice)
| Title | Gaspard de la nuit |
| Alternative title | Artful Dodger of the Night ; Trois poèmes pour piano d'après Aloysius Bertrand |
| Creators | Maurice Ravel (composer) |
| Opus | M.55 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1908 |
| First published | 1909 |
| Dedication | Various: # Harold Bauer # Jean Marnold # Rudolph Ganz |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Pieces |
| Period | Early 20th century |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ondine. Lent | — | C sharp major | — |
| Le Gibet. Très lent | — | E flat minor | — |
| Scarbo. Modéré | — | B major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Le Gibet (No.2) | 2 guitars | Matthieu Jacquot |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Durand | 1909 | Complete Score (scan) Complete Score (filter) Complete Score (medium quality) |
| view | Complete | — | Muzgiz | — | Complete Score (with poems) |
| view | Complete | — | Muzgiz | — | Complete Score Preface Poems to Each Piece |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | 1991 | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | 1991 | 3. Scarbo |
| view | Le Gibet (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 guitars |
MatthieuJacquot.com | — | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|
| view | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano) | 1. Ondine 2. Le Gibet 3. Scarbo |
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