Research On Ravel <Ma Mère L'oye> For Piano Duet Performance Analysis

Ravel(Maurice Ravel,1875—1937)is one of the representative figures of the French impressionist music in the early 20 th century.His piano suite<Ma mère l'Oye> is a piece of music created for children and is also a classic piece of piano duet works.The piano suite <Ma mère l'Oye> is a combination of five songs,Ravel uses his own unique creative techniques to show every unrelated musical image to life.Based on the piano duet(four-hands)play,the author analyze the specific application of the four-hands play in the piano suite piece <Ma mère l'Oye>.This article discusses from three aspects: 1.Composer's Life and piano's four-hands suit <Ma mère l'Oye> creative background;2.Analyze the music of the four-hands multi-voice combination form and orchestral thinking playing method of <Ma mère l'Oye>;3.From the touch key skills,dynamics control,speed control,pedal use,timbre changes and other aspects of playing performance points,in order to better grasp its musical style.