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French court rules Maurice Ravel is sole author of classical music masterpiece 'Bolero'

Maurice Ravel's 'Bolero' is one of the most performed pieces of classical music in modern history. © Frank Perry, AFP

A French court on Friday ruled that composer Maurice Ravel wrote his famous "Bolero" piece by himself. The heirs of stage designer Alexandre Benois, who worked on the original performance of the piece, argued that celebrated Russian set-dresser should have been credited as a co-author. 

Ravel first performed "Bolero" at the Paris Opera in 1928 and it was an immediate sensation.

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