This guy wrote a single motive, dragged it for 15 minutes and called it a day. Truly a genius.

Bolero actually summarizes human life. Life is actually full of routines and repetitions. But if we can, we can color our monotonous lives by adding new sounds and breaths to them every new day, every new month. We can gradually improve the quality of our lives and make it amazing like Bolero.

Fun fact: Boléro was going to be the title theme for the 1986 original NES classic video game: The Legend of Zelda, but the developers realized the composition had not yet entered the public domain, so series composer and legend Koji Kondo spent all night to rearrange the existing field theme into the now iconic title theme.

I cannot tell you how much I resent you for putting an ad in the middle of this piece. It defeats the whole point of listening

i dunno why, but i can imagine ants in a line carrying sugar on their back while listening to this.

Hello unknown person scrolling through the comments! You've got excellent taste in music!

0:00 Snare Ostinato Intro 0:10 A1 Flute Solo 0:56 A2 B-flat Clarinet Solo 1:42 B1 Bassoon Solo 2:29 B2 E-flat Clarinet Solo 3:16 A1 Oboe d'Amour Solo 4:03 A2 (muted) Trumpet Solo + Flute 4:50 B1 Tenor Saxophone Solo 5:37 B2 Soprano Saxophone Solo 6:25 A1 French Horn Solo + Piccolos and Celesta 7:11 A2 Oboe, Oboe a'Amour, English Horn, and Clarinets 7:58 B1 Tenor Trombone Solo 8:46 B2 Tenor Saxophone, English Horn, Clarinets, Oboes, Flutes and Piccolo 9:34 A1 Violins, Clarinets, Oboes, Flutes and Piccolo 10:20 A2 Violins, Tenor Saxophone, Clarinets, Oboes, Flutes, and Piccolo 11:07 B1 Violins/Violins+Violas, Trumpet/French Horn, Oboes, Flutes, and Piccolo 11:54 B2 Violins, Violas, Cellos, Trombone, Saxophones, Clarinets, Oboes, Flutes, and Piccolo 12:41 A Violins, Trumpets, Saxophones, Flutes, Piccolo 13:28 B Violins, Trumpets, Trombone, Saxophones, Flutes, and Piccolo

We played this in high school once, and everyone hated it. I honestly felt it was one of the best things I've actually played.

I just watched a documentary on the Bolero and someone said that if Ravel was alive today, he'd be making techno music. The man basically invented loops.

I don't care if Ravel hate it himself, I love it!!! It has the pace, the crescendo, and the exact duration I need to clean my fucking bathroom.

Im a painter and I typically work at night when there are no more sounds of everyday life. My routine is getting my paint brushes, oils, cigarettes and put on Bolero on repeat. My mind usually starts to wonder off into the night creating stories of living a different time all while this piece is playing in the background. I literally venture off into the unknown and its all because of this piece.

My grandpa used to put on this song everytime I went to their place and I used to dance with my grandma in the kitchen to this, while she cooked. She passed away two days ago and she was the last of our grandparents to leave us. Oh, the joy to know someone loved you in such an unconditional way, uncomparable feeling. I am so lucky to have memories with all my grandparents. I will cherish them forever.

Can you imagine how difficult it had to be for the snare drummer? Never misses a beat ……………

well that escalated slowly...

14 minutes and 49 seconds of pure heaven. I remember listening to this in year 5 in class (10 years old) and it's stuck with me ever since. I'm 38 now and still love it. Work of art ✨️

This song is played in Vama Veche, Romania in every day of summer at Stuf beach around the time sun is rising. This song marks the time to go home after a night full of joy and dance on the sand 😍 Imagine the silent moment, the song in the background and everybody watching the sun goes up little by little.. The sentiment is..wow!

Grade 10 students studying here be like 👀💗

This song was played for the funeral of my grandfather yesterday. He was born in 1927 and lived for 94 years. He loved this piece of music like many of you. Love you all :)

It's always wonderful when they play the piece in full on the radio.

This master piece is a conversation among all the instruments involved.

I'm listenning to this while trying to kill a mosquito that got into my room and it's hilarious

he wrote this piece as he was suffering frontal lobe dementia. he thought he was going mad, he couldnt move past the 8 bar loop, no matter how hard he tried. that is the reason the song over 36 bars adds instruments and increases in volume. he had no other way to make the song sound complete. during one of its famous performances, a lady started shouting "maurice you are mad". in which he replied, "you my dear are the only one who understands this music"

French composer and pianist, one of the representives of impressionism.Although most of his works are songs and piano works, his most famous are his orchestral works, especially the Bolèro.One of the best composers of all time to me...

The flute and the snare are so perfectly in time together

This was my father's favorite composition. He passed away one week ago, and I'm just reminiscing what great taste he had. An absolute masterpiece

Legend says the snare player never moved his wrists again.

My dad introduced me to this as a kid. Still wonderful to hear 50 years later.

My husband was a fantastic music buff. He described this masterpiece as the March of the Romans marching to war. I’ve always pictured it so. Dramatic,soulful and the ecstasy of the heart.

I was about 12 or 13 and our French classroom was next to the music room, one day part way through a French lesson a piece of music came on next door, this, the whole class including the teacher just stopped what they were doing and sat enthralled until it was over. We had never heard it before and did not know what it was but O M G we were transported to another dimension. As soon as it was over our teacher went next door to find out what it was, came back and wrote it on the blackboard. That was 60 years ago and ever time I hear it I'm back in that classroom trying to learn French.

Good luck to all the grade 10 students doing an assignment! I’m just here for the tunes, but y’all are doing important stuff, so I hope you succeed!

The focus in this piece lies on the extreme development of increasing sound and energy. Truly a masterpiece. Reducing things is also part of art!

I am all speechless by this beautiful music. I have been sitting here on my computer for 5 hours just listening. I do not get tired. I just wish I could play those instruments the same way. I know I am dreaming. I like dreaming.

This masterpiece make my little daughter fall asleep. Once you'll grow up and you'll read this comment, my lovely daughter, just remember your father and your grandma, who first played Bolero to make you fall asleep. Hope, when this day will come, we will be all there to enjoy ❤️

People: You can`t make a music using just 1 loop Bolero: hold my glass

This is great music for studying. The more you read, the more intense the music gets, the more things naturally click together

When I was living in Dallas, TX many years ago, I remember this piece being frequently played on the classical music station WRR 101.1 FM. Every time it was played I couldn’t help but be mesmerized by the genius of this composition, especially with its use of different instruments to intensify the cadence as it progressed. Truly a masterpiece. Merci Maestro Pavel and thank you WRR.

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The thing I like the most about this song isn’t the repetition. It’s the fact that every musician gets their moment of glory. Nobody is left behind. Who was this performed by?

This is one of my favorite classical pieces. Ravel was a genius.

This song always takes me back to my childhood. Sitting in the den of my grandparent's house on Christmas day, my most treasured toy gripped firmly in hand as the adults talked around me. I wouldn't go back, but I treasure the memory.

My Dad Loved this I Miss You God Bless You, Dad

I remember when I was 5-6 years old ( now I'm 22 ) my grandpa had a collection of classical music in cd format and Bolero appeared in one of those , I had a strong attraction to this one first time I heard it , every time we went out in the car I always asked him to put this theme and my grandpa always talking to me about this kind of music and history (I can barely remember those conversations , but he did) , very wise man my grandpa , very good memories from childhood , he is still alive and we still talk about music , history , painters and a lot more with the only difference that I'm able now to have some drinks , and a good wine is always there in our conversations , very glad to have that man by my side.

One of the best composers of all time to me.

После прослушивание этой музыки хочется совершать поступки, и достигать вершин. Это произведение очень подходит духу приключений и преодолению всех препятствий!

Mom loved this piece so we're having it played at her Celebration of Life. She played it all the time when we were kids. Rest in peace Mom. Miss you.

I can't believe I listened to this for 15 minutes. SERIOUSLY, EACH SECOND JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER. I SALUTE RAVEL FOR MAKING SUCH A WONDERFUL MASTERPIECE

I first heard Ravel's Bolero when I was 14. I was mesmerized and still get goosebumps when I hear it! What a magnificent composer! Thank you for giving me your gift to cherish.

Maurice Ravel, un fameux compositeur très sensible ! Nous, Français, nous savourons avec fierté !

That never endless snare drum made it feel so much like an army getting together for a massive battle

This melody is like an unrelenting force. It's coming and you can't stop it.

In 1980, on the 80th birthday of legendary conductor Eugene Ormandy,on the 80th anniversary of the Philadelphia Orchestra I sat first row center balcony at the legendary Bridges Auditorium in Clairmont, California and saw this wonderful composition performed to the utmost perfection...memory stays embedded in my heart and soul to this day.

Probably one of the most beautiful and poignant pieces in human history. At least for me. It has a beginning, a very passionate climax like life, sex, and death itself, and carries on.... magnificent

I remember that my parents took my sister and me to classical concerts several times. And I remember one of them had Bolero in it. We were sitting all the way at the front, near the actual orchestra. I must have been something like 10 or 12 or so. It was magnificent. But what I most remember is the sheer pressure that the orchestra produced as the number progresses. A physical feeling you can feel running through your body as it reaches it's crescendo. I will never forget that memory.

Everybody talk about how to troll the snare drum. But no one talk about the flute that matching with the snare

This piece was a really excellent choice as a theme for the real-world in Digimon Adventure. The repetition and lighthearted but tense sound really adds to how after the characters (and viewers) spent so much time in the whimsical digital world, the real world is the one which feels unfamiliar and like living a lie. It also gives the Digimon attacks and battles around Tokyo a dreamy air.

this is easily the most memorable piece of music in history.

I first heard this as a 7 year old on a wind up gramaphone ! now at 70 i still listen to this inspiring music, albeit on far better equipment, times do change but fortunately Bolero does not !

You can just imagine an infinity of little stories to go with the song. I love it when music lets your imagination flow.

C'est une merveille de chef d'oeuvre, qui va en crescendo. Je l'écoute sans m'en lasser. J'adore la precision des notes de chaQue instrument. Sublime. Merci MR RAVEL. RIP

Boléro is a form of dance and music that originated in 18th-century Spain, first developed as the dance. Bolero is intended to be a slow, danceable love song, given that romantic love is the main theme of bolero music.

This is actually my perfect piece for studying. It's something exciting for the background that motivates me and at the same time there isn't a much going on with the melody so i can concentrate. Beautiful.

My first encounter with this song was when I was a kid watching Digimon. I remember asking my mom what was that music because for me watching two big monsters fighting with the song in the background was magnificent. Such a beautiful song. Makes me cry everytime and me after 18 years, my internal kid still remembers the two monsters fighting each other. What bad and good is, what life is...

Aging, illness, forced retire, exhausted to do anything but Bolero always lifts a shred of light that my life still has something left to say. And I have to agree.

Sérieux je n'écoute pas assez de musique classique, je vais remédier ! C'est trop beau... Lente montée en puissance époustouflante !

What I love is that Bolero isn't really a musical piece, it is more of a hypnotic demonstration. It's delightfully simple in structure, predominantly set in the C major key save for the finale, and no dramatic change in tempo or rhythm, yet it's a mishmash of instruments that would be an absolute nightmare to put together. Yet if it's done right, you can point out each instrument clearly. It really drives home how each instrument not only has a distinct voice, but a meaning. Nothing here is undervalued, they play to their strengths. From as soft as the celesta twinkling alongside the piccolo, to the jazzy and loud trombone melody solo, Ravel demonstrated that he completely understood and appreciated his instruments, and thus, he was a true master. Oh, it's also nice to listen to.

I went here bc my teacher said that we need to listen to Bolero for homework. If I didn't listen to her I think I would never hear how amazing this actually is!

This piece can put you into a trance.

I listened to this over and over again at age 3. Ravel is still my soul mate.

*_Me, a non-student non-American: Wtf is 10th grade and wtf is a module?_*

This piece was probably created solely to troll the snare drum player

Reading the stories of people who's parent, grandparents, etc , warms my heart. My elderly father was walking through the room the other day and just said "Bolero." In that moment, we found something else in common, and I'll be forever grateful for that.

I am sitting here in floods of tears a stunning piece!

The expansion of the Universe in music

Bolero started out as a ballet score commissioned by dancer Ida Rubinstein. Her troupe danced the composition's first performance at the Paris Opera in 1928. It was an instant hit. Ravel, whose roots were in the Basque country on the French-Spanish border, originally called the piece Fandango. As romantic as it may seem, Ravel said the pulsing, rhythmic composition was inspired by one of the factories he had visited with his father, who was an engineer. He keeps adding instruments, keeps changing the orchestration. But he doesn't change the tune, harmony, or the rhythm. Nothing changes except the orchestration and the volume. Yet although Ravel considered Bolero one of his least important works, it has always been his most popular.

I will forever remember my Dad through this Orchestral piece of magnificent music. My Dad worked for classified Government and I am very proud of him! 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

Soy amante del rock, pero esta pieza siempre me ha puesto la piel de gallina.

"Hey Maurice!" "What?" "Cheeeese!" *snap* "Haha. Another surprise photo. Very funny guys."

Me: listening to the song The 6,000 comments about a 10th grade module: *allow us to introduce ourselves*

He didn't need to do anything else...This masterpiece should be world heritage.

Sin duda el Bolero de Ravel será una de las piezas maestras obligatorias en la música. Su crecendo mientras repite adicionando instrumentos es el adorno estético que compone haciendo brecha en el caos.

My POV : 24 years old, unemployed, bearing the pressure from family, sad, stressed, disappointed and feeling low, finding my solace in this beautiful progressive classical music masterpiece making me forget of all the negative feelings in life, giving me a positive perspective to life. Thank you Maurice Ravel for this. I needed this. this tune. It's beautiful. ❤️

You haven't lived until you've rode a spinning bike to this. An old instructor of mine often used this as the final track of the class and turned off the lights. The build to the end combined with the gradual increase of resistance on the bike and someone shouting at you to haul ass to the imaginary finish line is utterly perfect.

Words cannot describe how brilliant this classical masterpiece is. The slow build up adds to its trance like magnetism. It pulls you in and holds you, captivated. The talent of all the instruments players is perfection. Timeless

That was amazing and epic. The slow crescendo of intensity was simply beautiful.

Thank you Digimon for showing me this. I will never forget that scene.

It reminds me of the music my dad used to listen to when we were kids.

My grandfather was a math teacher. He passed away on january 10th 2023. Whenever I played piano he just said for me to stop because his head hurt. afte he passed away I asked my mom what his favourite piano piece was. And she told this one is. Rest in piece.

Божественное, космическое "Болеро" гениального Равеля!❤❤❤

A fun bit of trivia: This song was originally supposed to be the title theme for the original Legend of Zelda! However, Koji Kondo-the composer of The Legend of Zelda's music- discovered that the song was not yet public domain. He instead was forced to create the one we know and love, and did it in less then a single day. Honestly, Though i prefer the one we got, it would have interesting to hear this played on an nes!

In Brazil there is a city that every sunset a man plays this music on a boat in a river. Jacaré beach in João Pessoa. It's a cultural thing, it starts in 80's, if I am not wrong.

0:10 A Flöte 0:56 A Klarinette 1:42 B Fagott 2:29 B A-Klarinette 3:16 A Oboe d‘amore 4:03 A Trompete (Dämpfer) Flöte 4:51 B Saxophon Tenor 5:37 B Saxophon Sopran 6:25 A Mixtur..

Il faut que le monde entier écoute cela (noir,jaune,blanc, bronzé.....) Seul avec soit même. Un bonheur émotionnel.

Who's here just because they love this piece?

if you ever heard this live. it will forever be part of you. it just opens the skies and heavens as you can never imagine

One of my favorites. Simple and cathartic, as every good piece of art.

No me canso de escuchar esta piezza maestra.

Here in Brazil we admire Maurice Ravel. His music elevates us and makes the world a better place.

At 57 yrs. I think about my father in the living room sitting in the recliner in the den and me sitting next to him and feeling awesome. We heard this on the family lp player before wifi cable and mobile phones. My mom sitting by his side as well. I will never forget. We had it good life is still awesome

My mom loved this song. I hope you’re listening to this up in heaven 💕…