Functional — Figure 2.3

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Fig. 2.3: Imitation of the thumb and of the other fingers (rasgueado) at the beginning

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The very beginning of the introduction is an imitation of a flamenco guitar, already sketched in the piano version. Note how Ravel contrasts the rounder sound that would be played by the thumb on a guitar versus what would be played by the four other fingers of the hand.