Transcription for a cappella choir of Maurice Ravel’s mythical work. With a magnificent poem by Benoît Richter, in which the ages of the earth’s formation merge with the different periods of the Bolero, to the point where the appearance of the human race coincides with the modulation to E major, and its possible fall with the return to C, which marks “the chaos of its dance”.
Difficulty rating: very difficult
Benoît Richter (main text)
Thierry Machuel (texts of accompanying parts)
French
Mezzo-reciter and large choir with mixed voices (numerous divisi).
The mezzo recitative part can be slightly amplified.
Duration: 17 minutes