Piano Solo
SKU:
AP.36-M225791
Composed by Maurice
Ravel. This edition:
Master Piano Series.
Piano Solo. Master Piano
Series. Book.
LudwigMasters
Publications #36-M225791.
Published by
LudwigMasters
Publications
(AP.36-M225791).
ISBN
9781638872603. UPC:
735816105204.
English.
The word
tombeau is a musical term
from the 17th century,
meaning a piece written
as a memorial. Maurice
Ravel (1875-1937)
composed LE TOMBEAU DE
COUPERIN as a
six-movement suite (based
on those of the
Traditional Baroque
suite) for solo piano,
with each movement
dedicated to the memory
of a friend who had died
fighting in World War I.
The Couperin referred to
in the title is
François Couperin the
Great (1668-1733),
although Ravel's
intentions were to pay
homage to the
sensibilities of the
Baroque French keyboard
suite in general, not one
composer in general.
Often light-hearted
rather than sombre as one
may suggest, Ravel
responded, The dead are
sad enough, in their
eternal silence.
Movements: I. Prelude,
II. Fugue, III. Forlane,
IV. Rigaudon, V. Menuet,
VI. Toccata.
These products
are currently being
prepared by a new
publisher. While many
items are ready and will
ship on time, some others
may see delays of several
months.
François Couperin
