Claimants, backed by composer’s estate, lose claim of co-authorship, described as ‘historical fiction’ A French court has ruled that Boléro, one of the best-known works of classical music in the world ...

MAURICE RAVEL’S “Boléro” is a strange piece of music, consisting of two melodies repeated nine times each. Originally the score to a ballet, it is catchy and keeps running in the listener’s head long ...

Writing to a friend shortly after finishing the work, Ravel described it as having “no form in the true sense of the word, no development, and hardly any modulation”. And to the Swiss composer Arthur ...