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[Easier Level] Ravel’s Piano Pieces | A curated selection of easier works you can play smoothly!

Maurice Ravel was a French composer who produced works across a wide range of genres, including solo piano pieces, piano concertos, operas, ballet music, and chamber music.

Known as an “Impressionist” composer who emphasized mood and atmosphere over dramatic elements, he is widely loved for his delicate and graceful style, as if translating a painting into music.

In this article, we introduce piano works by Ravel that are relatively accessible and easier to approach.

Ravel’s pieces are perfect for those who want to refine their delicate touch and expressive nuance.

By all means, start by trying the pieces that speak to your heart.

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[Easier Level] Ravel’s Piano Pieces | A curated selection of easier works you can play smoothly!
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1eastSonatine in F-sharp minor, M. 40: II. MenuetMaurice Ravel
Sonatine in F-sharp minor, M. 40: II. MenuetMaurice Ravelplay_arrow
Ravel's Sonatine.
2eastSonatine in F-sharp minor, M. 40 — I. ModeratoMaurice Ravel
Sonatine in F-sharp minor, M. 40 — I. ModeratoMaurice Ravelplay_arrow
Among Maurice Ravel’s works, there are pieces that…
3eastMinuet on the Name of HaydnMaurice Ravel
Minuet on the Name of HaydnMaurice Ravelplay_arrow
100 years after the death of Franz Joseph Haydn...
4eastPavane for a Dead QueenMaurice Ravel
Pavane for a Dead QueenMaurice Ravelplay_arrow
Listening to Maurice Ravel’s masterpiece for piano…
5eastSuite ‘Miroirs’ No. 4 – Alborada del graciosoMaurice Ravel
Suite 'Miroirs' No. 4 – Alborada del graciosoMaurice Ravelplay_arrow
A virtuosic suite depicting a jester of the Spanish court
6eastPavane of the Sleeping Beauty, from the suite Ma mère l’Oye (Mother Goose), No. 1Maurice Ravel
Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty, from the suite Ma mère l’Oye (Mother Goose), No. 1Maurice Ravelplay_arrow
Composed based on a traditional English nursery rhyme…
7eastMinuet in C-sharp minorMaurice Ravel
Minuet in C-sharp minorMaurice Ravelplay_arrow
Ravel’s short minuet piece
8eastParadeMaurice Ravel
ParadeMaurice Ravelplay_arrow
Toshio Horiuchi’s grand, dramatic wind ensemble work
9eastNoble and Sentimental Waltzes: No. 3 Waltz, Modéré in G majorMaurice Ravel
Noble and Sentimental Waltzes: No. 3 Waltz, Modéré in G majorMaurice Ravelplay_arrow
A beautiful waltz by Ravel, where elegance and sentiment are harmoniously blended.
10eastSuite ‘Miroirs’ No. 2 – Sad BirdsMaurice Ravel
Suite 'Miroirs' No. 2 – Sad BirdsMaurice Ravelplay_arrow
Ravel’s suite, Scenes of a Lost Bird
11eastNoble and Sentimental Waltzes, Waltz No. 5, Presque lent in E majorMaurice Ravel
Noble and Sentimental Waltzes, Waltz No. 5, Presque lent in E majorMaurice Ravelplay_arrow
An introspective piece by Ravel that requires delicate expression
12eastGrotesque SerenadeMaurice Ravel
Grotesque SerenadeMaurice Ravelplay_arrow
Ravel’s passionate masterpiece from his youth
13eastBoleroMaurice Ravel
BoleroMaurice Ravelplay_arrow
A great French cre— representing the 1900s…
14eastNoble and Sentimental Waltzes, No. 4, Assez animé (fairly lively)Maurice Ravel
Noble and Sentimental Waltzes, No. 4, Assez animé (fairly lively)Maurice Ravelplay_arrow
Ravel’s Waltz Suite: A Fusion of Tradition and Modernity
15eastLe Tombeau de Couperin, No. 2: FugueMaurice Ravel
Le Tombeau de Couperin, No. 2: FugueMaurice Ravelplay_arrow
Ravel’s composition: the only fugue in memory of his fallen comrade
16eastNoble and Sentimental Waltzes: Waltz No. 2, Assez lent (fairly slow), G minorMaurice Ravel
Noble and Sentimental Waltzes: Waltz No. 2, Assez lent (fairly slow), G minorMaurice Ravelplay_arrow
Music that peers deep into the heart
17eastSuite ‘Mirrors’ No. 5 – The Valley of the BellsMaurice Ravel
Suite 'Mirrors' No. 5 – The Valley of the BellsMaurice Ravelplay_arrow
A piece that expresses Ravel’s fantastical bell chimes
18eastGenteel and Sentimental Waltz: No. 6, Vif (Lively)Maurice Ravel
Genteel and Sentimental Waltz: No. 6, Vif (Lively)Maurice Ravelplay_arrow
A lively and wide-rangingly expressive waltz composed by Ravel
19eastGaspard of the Night, M. 55: II. The GallowsMaurice Ravel
Gaspard of the Night, M. 55: II. The GallowsMaurice Ravelplay_arrow
Composed by Maurice Ravel in 1908...
20eastNoble and Sentimental Waltzes: No. 1, Modéré (Moderato), G majorMaurice Ravel
Noble and Sentimental Waltzes: No. 1, Modéré (Moderato), G majorMaurice Ravelplay_arrow
Ravel’s waltz, a modern and elegant masterpiece
21eastThe Fairy Garden, No. 5 from the suite “Ma mère l’Oye”Maurice Ravel
The Fairy Garden, No. 5 from the suite “Ma mère l’Oye”Maurice Ravelplay_arrow
The Fairy Garden from Ma Mère l’Oye
22eastAn old-fashioned minuetMaurice Ravel
An old-fashioned minuetMaurice Ravelplay_arrow
When Maurice Ravel was around 20 years old, before he had yet “Ra...
23eastPrelude (I) from Le Tombeau de CouperinMaurice Ravel
Prelude (I) from Le Tombeau de CouperinMaurice Ravelplay_arrow
The six-piece suite In Memory of the Fallen, Le Tombeau de Couperin
24eastPreludeMaurice Ravel
PreludeMaurice Ravelplay_arrow
The Conservatoire de Paris’s sight-reading performance exam for pieces has...
25eastIn the style of ChabrierMaurice Ravel
In the style of ChabrierMaurice Ravelplay_arrow
Maurice Ravel titled it “In the style of …”
26eastIn the style of BorodinMaurice Ravel
In the style of BorodinMaurice Ravelplay_arrow
Richard Wagner and Claude Debu...
27eastLe Tombeau de Couperin No. 4: RigaudonMaurice Ravel
Le Tombeau de Couperin No. 4: RigaudonMaurice Ravelplay_arrow
A piece in which Ravel mourned his fallen comrades
28eastLe Tombeau de Couperin, No. 5: MenuetMaurice Ravel
Le Tombeau de Couperin, No. 5: MenuetMaurice Ravelplay_arrow
Maurice Ravel was killed in action in World War I...
29eastLe Tombeau de Couperin, No. 3: ForlaneMaurice Ravel
Le Tombeau de Couperin, No. 3: ForlaneMaurice Ravelplay_arrow
Maurice Ravel was killed in action in World War I…
30eastBerceuse on the Name of FauréMaurice Ravel
Berceuse on the Name of FauréMaurice Ravelplay_arrow
A request from a Paris monthly music magazine in 1922…