Imslp Ravel Introduction And Allegro Direct

Maurice Ravelโ€™s 1905 work "Introduction et Allegro" is a foundational chamber piece for harp, flute, clarinet, and string quartet, commissioned to showcase the ร‰rard double-action harp [1]. Composed in just eight days, the piece highlights the harp through an Impressionist opening and a virtuosic, technical cadenza in the Allegro section [1]. For the full score and parts, visit IMSLP.

Doubling: Pairing the flute and clarinet in octaves to cut through the string texture.

Download the harp part. Photocopy it (or use a PDF annotation tool). Using a colored pen, map out every pedal change. The piece begins with the harp in C-flat major (all pedals flat) and quickly moves to E major. Many harpists make a "pedal diagram" at the top of the page. IMSLPโ€™s scan of the original includes Ravelโ€™s own pedal notationโ€”trust it.