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Boléro unravelled: a case of musical perseveration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Eva M. Cybulska
Eva M. Cybulska*
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Stone House Hospital, Thameslink Healthcare Services, Dartford, Kent DA2 6AU
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Maurice Ravel (1875–1937), a musician of the highest order, died in a state of dementia. A genius of orchestration, a successful experimenter in musical forms and styles; he was at his best when given to composing small-scale constructions. His musical miniatures combine an extraordinary expressiveness with an unparalleled, almost mechanical precision. The latter quality provoked Stravinsky into calling him a “Swiss clock-maker of music”.

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Psychiatry and the Media
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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 21 , Issue 9 , September 1997 , pp. 576 - 577
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Copyright © 1997 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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