Ravel Menuet on the Name of Haydn #Ravel #PianoMusic #Pianist
Channel: Makiko Hirata
Date: 2022-02-05

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In this video, I guide the viewers through Ravel's Menuet on the Name of Haydn (Menuet sur le Nom d'Haydn, 1909) as I decipher his notation, analyze his compositional techniques, and think about the emotional background behind this piece. "Papa" Haydn is one of the father figures of Western classical music. The piece has the feeling of yearning towards the father figure as well as to the long-gone olden days. 

0:00 introduction, and historical background to the commission 
0:20 The main theme based on Haydn's name: B-A-D-D-G
0:58 Harmonizing the "Haydn" 5-note melody
1:08 Different compositional techniques Ravel used to vary the 5-note melody throughout the piece
1:32 What I think is the sentiment Ravel expresses through the piece: the nostalgia for the past
2:08 "Papa" Haydn as the father figure
2:49 Analysis of the opening with Ravel's musical indications
3:41 5th measure, forte "Where are you papa?"
4:00 9th measure, restatement of the opening with slight dynamic variation
4:48 17th measure, with "Haydn" 5-note melody with octave displacement
5:25 19th measure "Haydn" 5-note melody in retrograde
6:15 25th measure "Haydn" in inverted retrograde
6:21 27th measure apex of the piece
7:48 38th measure nadir of the piece