The third waltz is famous for syncopation, and the stress moves to the second beat of the bar, which is a detail that is difficult to maintain in the waltz beat. The oboe plays the main theme, an "eight-box" phrase, and its slender voice reminds people of the music of Sevila and Liadov. The speed is "moderate" and the intensity is "gentle". Around the sixteenth bar, stringed instruments played richer chords and produced unexpected tone sandhi. The sixth chord is the harmony feature of this waltz, and it is the smallest and most exquisite one in this group of waltzes, although it is still a little long. The third waltz is obviously closely related to the waltz that follows, because the ending seems to be stagnant until Ravel is ready to enter the fourth waltz, a Viennese-style movement.