Ravanello studied
organ and
composition at the Liceo Musicale in Venice before he was appointed organist of the
San Marco Cathedral at the age of seventeen. He also taught at the (now
Benedetto Marcello)
Conservatory of Music in Venice, and then became director of Instituto Musicale in Padua (now the "Cesare Pollini" Conservatory of Music).
Activity
He became a well-known recitalist well known for his
improvisations. He was above all remembered for his
compositions which are especially intended for the
church: ca. 30
Masses,
Te Deums etc. but also numerous works for organ and
piano. His language is late romantic and melodious.