Le tombeau de Couperin (piano) (Ravel, Maurice)

For the later orchestral version, see Le tombeau de Couperin (orchestra)

		Movements/Sections 6 pieces Prélude. Vif (E minor) Fugue. Allegro moderato (E minor) Forlane. Allegretto (E minor) Rigaudon. Assez vif (C major) Menuet. Allegro moderato (E minor) Toccata. Vif (E minor) Composition Year 1914–17 Genre Categories Tombeaux; Funeral music; Suites; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands; For 2 players

Performances

• Recordings (1)

Recordings

 Complete Performance
*#113792 - 13.66MB - 25:49 -  5.6/10 2 4 6 8 10 (5) - - !N/!N/!N - 1911x⇩

OGG file (audio)
KGill (2011/8/17)

Performer Pages:

Janet Seitzer (Piano)

Publisher Info.:

Kenneth Gill, 2011.

Copyright:

Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike 3.0 [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Recorded 1985? (mono)
Unfortunately, the original tape has partly gone bad, so all of No.6 'Toccata' is rather distorted

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Sheet Music

• Piano Scores (5)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (1)

Piano Scores

Complete

 Complete score (Preview)
*#46605 - 3.28MB, 34 (31 music) pp. -  8.1/10 2 4 6 8 10 (22) - V/V/V - 22721x⇩

PDF scanned by piupianissimo
piupianissimo (2009/11/21)

Editor:

First edition (reissue)

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Durand & Cie., 1918. Plate D. & F. 9569 (reissue 1957)

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Scanned at 600dpi, cleaned with 2-point algorithm, additional manual cleaning.

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 Complete score
*#02899 - 3.01MB, 31 pp. -  8.2/10 2 4 6 8 10 (8) - V/V/V - 8570x⇩

PDF scanned by Unknown
Carolus (2006/12/31)

Editor:

First edition (reprint)

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Durand & Cie., 1918. Plate D. & F. 9569

Reprinted:

Mineola: Dover Publications, 1997.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Titles and page numbers added. Scans lacking publisher info, plate and page numbers, etc.

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 Complete score
*#01986 - 1.68MB, 35 (#181-215) pp. -  3.5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V*/V*/V* - 3011x⇩

PDF scanned by www.piano.ru
Lisztkowski (2006/10/28)

Publisher Info.:

Kiev: Muzyka, n.d.(ca.1975)
from unidentified collection

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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Toccata (No.6)

 Complete score
*#01682 - 0.50MB, 12 pp. -  8.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (6) - V/V/V - 3062x⇩

PDF scanned by Sibley Library
Peter (2006/10/04)

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Durand & Cie., 1918. Plate D. & F. 9569

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.

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 Complete score (Urtext)
*#132704 - 0.27MB, 11 pp. -  7.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - !N/!N/!N - 2130x⇩

PDF typeset by Pierre Gouin
Pierre Gouin (2011/10/4)

Editor:

Pierre Gouin - Contact

Publisher Info.:

Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2003

Copyright:

Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial 3.0 [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

See also Le tombeau de Couperin (orchestra)

For Piano 4 Hands (Garban)

 Complete Score
*#76784 - 1.75MB, 31 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/30 - 1385x⇩

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Daphnis (2010/8/28)

Arranger:

Lucien Garban (1877-1959)

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Durand & Cie., 1919. Plate D. & F. 9810.

Copyright:

Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del]

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Free Recordings

Original version (piano)

• Andrew Sheffield, piano (Piano Society)

1. Prelude

2. Fugue

3. Forlane

4. Rigaudon

5. Menuet

6. Toccata

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General Information

Work Title	Le tombeau de Couperin
Alternative Title

Composer	Ravel, Maurice
Opus/Catalogue Number	M.68
Movements/Sections	6 pieces Prélude. Vif (E minor) Fugue. Allegro moderato (E minor) Forlane. Allegretto (E minor) Rigaudon. Assez vif (C major) Menuet. Allegro moderato (E minor) Toccata. Vif (E minor)
Year/Date of Composition	1914–17
First Publication	1918
Dedication	1. To the memory of Lieutenant Jacques Charlot 2. To the memory of Lieutenant Jean Cruppi 3. To the memory of Lieutenant Gabriel Deluc 4. To the memory of Piere and Pascal Gaudin 5. To the memory of Jean Dreyfus 6. To the memory of Captain Joseph de Marliave
Piece Style	Early 20th century
Instrumentation	Piano solo
External Links	Maurice-Ravel.net Wikipedia article

Misc. Comments

Version History

• Composed between 1914 and 1917 as a suite for solo piano.
• Nos.1, 3, 5 and 4 were orchestrated by Ravel in 1919 (see Le tombeau de Couperin (orchestra)).