Analysis Of The Performance Of Ravel's "Fun With Water"

Maurice Ravel,born in France in 1875,is one of the most famous French impressionist composers of the 20 th century.He composed orchestral pieces,dance plays,piano pieces,etc.One of the most famous piano pieces is " Jeux d’eau ",which is often performed by piano masters.Ravel’s combination of virtuosity,ditonality,pentatonic scale and impressionist style makes the music even more unique.His music was very different from that of the impressionist composers of the eighteenth century.He still used the clear structure of classical music.Impressionist music is keen on natural scenery and rarely works related to social life.His impressionist works depict a bright,cheerful atmosphere." Jeux d’eau " was the origin of Ravel’s piano creation.The sound of water,fountains and waterfalls inspired Ravel’s writing.Performers through superb performance skills to show the ethereal,fantastic sound effects,shaping the shape of different "water" picture,like a stream in the mountain stream from time to time ding-dong sound,and like a bright drop of water falling on the calm water,a layer of ripples,full of bright colors,full of poetic painting.The author divides this paper into three parts to analyze the work.The first part introduces the author Ravel’s life and the creation background of " Jeux d’eau ".The second part analyzes the musical form and harmony of the work " Jeux d’eau ".The third part is based on their own playing experience and learning from the " Jeux d’eau" playing skills,respectively for touch key analysis,pedal treatment,strength and speed control,difficult playing skills four aspects to analyze.Through the study of“Jeux d’eau”,I hope to deepen the understanding of impressionist works to a certain extent,express the music style of Impressionist works more accurately,and provide reference value for later performance and research.