Le tombeau de Couperin, M.68 (Ravel, Maurice)

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KGill (2011/8/17)

Performer Pages Janet Seitzer (Piano)
Publisher Info. Kenneth Gill, 2011.
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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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Cuevamen (2020/12/6)

5 more: 2. Fugue • 3. Forlane • 4. Rigaudon • 5. Menuet • 6. Toccata

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Performer Pages María Cueva Méndez (piano)
Publisher Info. La Cueva del Piano, 2020.
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Misc. Notes DIY recording at home for the project "The Great War: Elegy for piano"
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Pnorcks (2024/6/12)

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand & Cie., 1918. Plate D. & F. 9569.
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piupianissimo (2009/11/21)

Editor First edition (reissue)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand & Cie., 1918. Plate D. & F. 9569. (reissue 1957)
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Misc. Notes Scanned at 600dpi, cleaned with 2-point algorithm, additional manual cleaning.
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Carolus (2006/12/31)

Editor First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand & Cie., 1918. Plate D. & F. 9569.
Reprinted Le Tombeau de Couperin and Other Works for Solo Piano (pp.59-90)
Mineola: Dover Publications, 1997.
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Misc. Notes Titles and page numbers added. Scans lacking publisher info, plate and page numbers, etc.
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Lisztkowski (2006/10/28)

Publisher. Info. Unidentified collection (pp.181-215)
Kiev: Muzyka, n.d.(ca.1975).
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Zhengxinhao (2024/6/13)

Editor Roger Nichols (b. 1939)
Publisher. Info. London: Edition Peters, No.7376, 1995.
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Reprinted Shanghai: Shanghai Music Publishing House, 2010.
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Misc. Notes Fingerings, except for those in brackets, are Ravel's.
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Raybird (2019/2/10)

Editor Ray Alston
Publisher. Info. Ray Alston, 2019.
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Misc. Notes A creative and critical new edition including sostenuto pedal and practical performance suggestions
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Toccata (No.6)

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Peter (2006/10/04)

Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand & Cie., 1918. Plate D. & F. 9569.
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Pierre Gouin (2011/10/4)

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Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2003
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Oboe and Piano (Nakano)

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Yukio Nakano (2023/1/28)

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Yukio Nakano (2023/1/28)

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For Piano 4 Hands (Garban)

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Daphnis (2010/8/28)

Arranger Lucien Garban (1877-1959)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand et Cie, 1919. Plate D. & F. 9810.
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Selections

For Orchestra (Ravel)
See: Le tombeau de Couperin (orchestra)
For 6 Clarinets (Schnier)

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Clarinetjo (2017/6/5)

Arranger Joâo Schnier (b. 1988)
Publisher. Info. Joâo Schnier, 2017.
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Misc. Notes E clarinet, 2 clarinets (B), alto clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet
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Menuet (No.5)

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Sspicer (2023/7/12)

6 more: Flute • Horn (F) • Trumpet • Trombone • Harp • Viola

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Sspicer (2023/7/12)

Arranger Shawn Spicer
Publisher. Info. VoxTromba Imprints
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Misc. Notes Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin Menuet (Spicer)
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For Cello and Piano (Fournier)

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Zhengxinhao (2018/5/21)

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Arranger Louis Fournier (1877-1963)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand & Cie., 1929. Plate D. & F. 11530.
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Feduol (2024/1/4)

Editor Hu Haipeng (b. 1984)
Publisher. Info. Hu Haipeng, 2019.
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Misc. Notes Braille score in bar-over-bar format, 40 cells per line.
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Free Recordings

  • 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
Name Translations Le Tombeau de Couperin; קברו של קופרן; クープランの墓; Nagrobek Couperina; 库普兰之墓; 쿠프랭의 무덤
Name Aliases Tombeau de Couperin
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 294426132; GND: 300125755; BNF: 13917720k
Composer Ravel, Maurice
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. M.68
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IMR 51
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 6 movements:
  1. Prélude. Vif (E minor)
  2. Fugue. Allegro moderato (E minor)
  3. Forlane. Allegretto (E minor)
  4. Rigaudon. Assez vif (C major)
  5. Menuet. Allegro moderato (G major)
  6. Toccata. Vif (E minor)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1914–17
First Performance. 1919, Marguerite Long, piano
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
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation piano
Related Works See Le tombeau de Couperin (orchestra) for the later orchestral setting
External Links Maurice-Ravel.net
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List of Intermediate Piano Repertoire