Alfred Publishing Ravel Maurice - Ma Mere L'oye - Piano Duet
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Summary of This Score
Ma mère l'Oye (Mother Goose Suite) fully embodies Ravel's aesthetic: modal melodies, dance forms, and writing with great rhythmic precision. Through references to fantasy, dreams, and childhood legends, this suite offers delicate musical tableaux where clarity of articulation and timbral exploration are essential. Although the theme evokes childhood, the musical demands and touch control place the work at an upper intermediate level, above early advanced.
This teaching and concert edition contains the complete suite and is based on the first edition published by Durand in 1910. Editors Gayle Kowalchyk and E. L. Lancaster add particularly useful fingering indications to stabilize technique and secure transitions, as well as hand redistribution suggestions to improve ease and fluidity. Footnotes also provide interpretative advice, notably for executing appoggiaturas and glissandi.
Designed for rehearsal by two pianists, the presentation clearly distinguishes roles: primo and secondo parts are separated, and measure numbers appear in both parts to facilitate duo practice, setup, and repeats. An ideal score to enrich a piano four hands repertoire, develop ensemble musicality, and prepare a stage performance with comfortable and structured reading.
Technical specifications
| Musical Genre | Classical | Publication | Sheet music |
| Composer | Maurice Ravel | Genre | Classical Score |
| Instrumentation | Piano Four Hands (1 piano, 4 hands) | Difficulty | Upper Intermediate to Early Advanced |
Questions frequently asked
Is this edition of Ma Mère l’Oye intended for piano four hands?
The work is written for 1 piano, 4 hands, with a clearly separated primo and secondo part.
What level is required to play Ravel’s Ma Mère l’Oye for four hands?
The indicated difficulty ranges from upper intermediate to early advanced. The writing demands rhythmic precision and touch work. Modal melodies and dance forms require careful articulation.
Are the primo and secondo parts easy to rehearse together?
Measure numbers appear in both parts to facilitate setup, repeats, and duo practice.
What pedagogical advice does this Alfred Publishing score include?
The edition, prepared by Gayle Kowalchyk and E. L. Lancaster, includes fingerings and suggestions for hand redistribution. Footnotes provide interpretation guidance for appoggiaturas and glissandi.
Does this score follow the Durand 1910 edition?
The complete suite is based on the first edition published by Durand in 1910.
