On Piano Suite "the Specter Of The Night" Creative Characteristics And Playing Techniques

The piano suite Gaspard de la nuit is a masterpiece of the milestone type in Ravel' s piano music, it also is a symbolic works of excellence in modern time' s piano literature. The composition integrates traditional music forms and new creation features of the 20th century' s. By way of using typical music language it depicts different expression images and moods in the poem, reflecting the quality of being very poetic music. On the other hand, the composition makes a lot of new explorations and attempts in the piano performance techniques by making use of many distinctive and abstruse technique and means. This enriches and promotes the multiplicity development of piano performance technique in 20th century. This thesis intends to analyse and probe into the creation features of Gaspard de la nuit in the structure, harmony, texture, as well as that of the basical characteristic in performance techniques, which makes important enlightenment for us to understand deeply and master Ravel' s other piano works.