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Maurice Ravel
Early 20th century
Ravel was born on 7 March, 1875 in the town of Ciboure, Southern France, close to the Spanish border. His father Joseph Ravel was from the Haute-Savoie and his mother grew up in Madrid. A mixture of musical cultures of the two countries became a source of inspiration for Ravel in his creative work later on. At the age of 7 Ravel began music lessons and in 1889 he went to the Paris Conservatoire where he majored in piano and was granted a right for independent performing after graduation
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