Ravel

Ravel also had many stylistic qualities similar to Debussy. One thing that differentiated his writing from Debussy was his constant stream of fast notes. One can hear this in Jeux d’eau, and Tombeau de Couperin. His writing uses very interesting harmony and has a very blended sound. This is one characteristic that makes his music very impressionistic. It feels like there is a lot of freedom in the music, yet he wrote very precisely. He did not like rubato in his music. and built it in through the writing for the performer. He relied on a stream of notes to create a sense of freedom for the listener.