Ravel wrote Bolero in 1928 for a dancer friend. Throughout the piece, the familiar theme is repeated xx times - evidence, according to psychologists, that Ravel was suffering from Alzheimer's when he wrote the piece........ Combien de fois?
169 ! according to net research , each time treated differently, so a paedagogical tool for millions of musicians, produced the more author's rights money, in classic music, etc ...
Imho, it is not my favourite piece, even 4 seasons Vi. create better atmosphaere;
i saw jorge Donn dancing it on a big 10 m table, in theater Champs elysees. Well, i prefer Maia Plisetskaia. (Ballet Béjart Maurice, JD boy friend of MB)
Roma , fantastic treasures there. I visited it many times :
1. roman sites and antiques
2. christians unnumerous churches
3. around Roma, villas, d'Este particuliarly
The place one could be sentenced to stay whole life without any trouble.
The worse for popes was to be kidnapped by frenchies and stay in AVIGNON Provence, F, EU. As soon as they could, they say french king all he wanted to hear, and got back in Roma.