Mother Goose Suite for One Piano, Four Hands

The Mother Goose Suite is typical of Ravel's style with its modal melodies, use of dance forms and rhythmic precision. For this suite, Ravel selected favorite French fairy tales with references to fantasy, dreams and legends of childhood, and provided simply and delicate settings for piano duet (one piano, four hands). Although featuring childhood themes, it is at the late intermediate to early advanced level. This edition is based on the first edition published by Durand in 1910. Editors Gayle Kowalchyk and E.L. Lancaster have included expert fingering suggestions and hand redistributions for technical ease, and have suggested ways to perform grace notes and glissandi in footnotes. The primo and secondo parts are on separate pages with measure numbers in both parts for easy reference.