Editing Miroirs (section)

==Structure==
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|header=Audio recording of ''Miroirs''
|filename=Maurice Ravel - Miroirs - 1. Noctuelles.flac
|title=I. Noctuelles (4:19)
|filename2=Maurice Ravel - Miroirs - 2. Oiseaux tristes.flac
|title2=II. Oiseaux tristes (3:34)
|filename3=Maurice Ravel - Miroirs - 3. Une barque sur l'océan.flac
|title3=III. Une barque sur l'océan (6:43)
|filename4=Maurice Ravel - Miroirs - 4. Alborada del gracioso.flac
|title4=IV. Alborada del gracioso (5:57)
|filename5=Maurice Ravel - Miroirs - 5. La vallée des cloches.flac
|title5=V. La vallée des cloches (4:43)
|description5=Performed in 2014 by Olena Havyuk-Sheremet
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''Miroirs'' has five movements, each dedicated to a member of ''Les Apaches'':<ref name="Miroirs"/>
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|"''Noctuelles''" ("Night Moths"). D{{music|b}} major. Dedicated to [[Léon-Paul Fargue]], ''Noctuelles'' is a highly [[chromaticism|chromatic]] work, maintaining a dark, nocturnal mood throughout. The middle section is calm with rich, chordal melodies, and the recapitulation takes place a fifth below the first entry.
|"''Oiseaux tristes''" ("Sad Birds"). E{{music|b}} minor. Dedicated to [[Ricardo Viñes]], this movement represents a lone bird whistling a sad tune, after which others join in. The rambunctious middle section is offset by a solemn [[cadenza]] which brings back the melancholy mood of the beginning.
|"''Une barque sur l'océan''" (in English "A Boat on the Ocean"). F{{music|#}} minor. Written for [[Paul Sordes]], the piece recounts a boat as it sails upon the waves of the ocean. [[Arpeggio|Arpeggiated]] sections and sweeping melodies imitate the flow of ocean currents. It is the longest piece of the set.
|"''Alborada del gracioso''" (Spanish: "The Jester's [[Aubade]]/ Morning Song of the Jester"). D minor — D major. Dedicated to [[Michel-Dimitri Calvocoressi]], ''Alborada'' is a technically challenging piece that incorporates [[Music of Spain|Spanish music]]al themes into its complicated melodies.
|"''La vallée des cloches''" ("The Valley of Bells"). C{{music|#}} minor. Dedicated to [[Maurice Delage]], the piece evokes the sounds of various [[bell]]s through its use of sonorous harmonies.
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