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��Miroirs�� �� Ravel dedicated each of these five piano pieces to a member of the Parisian artistic circle ��Les Apaches��. Ravel also belonged to this circle of poets, painters and musicians, giving first performances of many of his works at gatherings of this illustrious group. In ��Miroirs�� he went a step further than in ��Jeux d eau��. The music was to sound as if it came from a sketchbook. The bold harmony irritated his contemporaries at first but pointed the way ahead for Ravel��s subsequent works. This famous cycle also contains the well-known ��Alborada del gracioso��. Urtext edition with extensive commentary.