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When studying Maurice Ravel's Valses nobles et sentimentales (1911), I was deeply impressed to learn that the title itself was a tribute to Franz Schubert.Schubert composed two sets of waltzes: Valses nobles (D. 969) and Valses sentimentales (D. 779). Ravel’s title clearly shows his intention to compose a series of waltzes inspired by Schubert, blending the Classical tradition with his own moder..