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name: Maurice Ravel
date of birth: March 7th, 1875
date of death: December 28th, 1937

personal life: died unmarried and without children

occupation: Musician, Composer, Pianist

place of living: Paris, France

More facts:

was born in Ciboure which is a city in the Basque region near Spain.

His father was a pioneer in the Automobile industry.

Ravel’s composition style was later called impressionistic, after the famous French painting movement.

He was called: “the swiss watchmaker of music”

What would you describe as your musical influence? 
My greatest influences were classical works of the like of J.S Bach and Hispanic music my mother would sing to me.

What would you consider as your most personal work?

That will be my Memoires suite.

What is your most revered work?

That will be my boléro, even though it’s just orchestral texture with no music.