Faure s influence on French composers of his time and beyond
Gabriel Faure is considered the most advanced French composer until Debussy arrived on the scene. ... Faure freed himself from the restrictions of tonality without completely destroying it. ... Most likely due to the influence of Lefevre and Maleden, he also expanded harmony by the use of 7th, 9th and altered chords and used chromatics. ... Constant features of his style are his association of duple and triple time and the subtle use of syncopation. Faure’s style influenced many other composers notably Ravel and Debussy. The former is said to be the inventor of the “French scherzo”, which the latter ones used in their quartets. Maurice Ravel studied composition with Faure in 1897at the Conservatoire of Paris.