Maurice Ravel mawaƙin Faransa ne, ɗan wasan pian, kuma madugu wanda ya rayu daga 1875 zuwa 1937. An san shi da sabbin waƙarsa da tasiri, waɗanda suka haɗa abubuwa na impressionism, neoclassicism, da jazz. Wasu daga cikin shahararrun abubuwan da ya yi sun hada da "Boléro," "Daphnis et Chloé," da "Pavane pour une babye défunte." Waƙar Ravel tana da ƙayyadaddun jituwa, daɗaɗɗen laushi, da kaɗe-kaɗe masu ban sha'awa, kuma ana ɗaukarsa ɗaya daga cikin manyan mawaƙa na ƙarni na 20.