Maurice Ravel was a French composer born in 1875 in Ciboure, France. He showed early musical talent and studied piano from a young age. Ravel furthered his musical education at the Paris Conservatory, where he composed some of his most renowned works. Ravel's compositions were impressionistic in style, evoking different moods and places through subtle yet rich harmonies. Some of his most famous works include Bolero, Daphnis et Chloé, and Pavane for a Dead Princess. Ravel was a perfectionist who refined each composition until it was complete.