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

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 6 movements
Composition Year 1914–17
Genre Categories Tombeaux; Funeral music; Suites; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player; For piccolo clarinet, 2 clarinets, alto clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet (arr); Scores featuring the piccolo clarinet (arr); Scores featuring the clarinet (arr); Scores featuring the alto clarinet (arr); Scores featuring the bass clarinet (arr); Scores featuring the contrabass clarinet (arr); For 6 players (arr); For oboe, piano (arr); Scores featuring the oboe (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 2 players (arr); For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For cello, piano (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr)
Related Works See Le tombeau de Couperin (orchestra) for the later orchestral setting

Contents

Performances

Recordings

 Complete Performance
#113792 - 13.66MB - 25:49 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 9278×⇩ - OGG - KGill

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

Performer Pages Janet Seitzer (Piano)
Publisher Info. Kenneth Gill, 2011.
Copyright
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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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 1. Prélude
#662642 - 6.86MB - 3:00 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1126×⇩ - MP3 - Cuevamen

MP3 file (audio)
Cuevamen (2020/12/6)

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

 2. Fugue
#662643 - 8.21MB - 3:35 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 213×⇩ - MP3 - Cuevamen

MP3 file (audio)
Cuevamen (2020/12/6)

 3. Forlane
#662644 - 13.63MB - 5:57 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 205×⇩ - MP3 - Cuevamen

MP3 file (audio)
Cuevamen (2020/12/6)

 4. Rigaudon
#662645 - 7.98MB - 3:29 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 186×⇩ - MP3 - Cuevamen

MP3 file (audio)
Cuevamen (2020/12/6)

 5. Menuet
#662646 - 13.37MB - 5:50 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 263×⇩ - MP3 - Cuevamen

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Cuevamen (2020/12/6)

 6. Toccata
#662647 - 8.87MB - 3:53 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 248×⇩ - MP3 - Cuevamen

MP3 file (audio)
Cuevamen (2020/12/6)

Performer Pages María Cueva Méndez (piano)
Publisher Info. La Cueva del Piano, 2020.
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes DIY recording at home for the project "The Great War: Elegy for piano"
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Sheet Music

Scores

Complete

 Complete Score (Preview)
#46605 - 3.28MB, 34 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 53187×⇩ - piupianissimo

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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. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 21157×⇩ - Carolus

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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 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V*/V*/V* - 6890×⇩ - Lisztkowski

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Lisztkowski (2006/10/28)

Publisher. Info. Unidentified collection (pp.181-215)
Kiev: Muzyka, n.d.(ca.1975).
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
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 Complete Score
#560971 - 4.44MB, 54 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 5687×⇩ - Raybird

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Raybird (2019/2/10)

Editor Ray Alston
Publisher. Info. Ray Alston, 2019.
Copyright
Creative Commons Zero 1.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes A creative and critical new edition including sostenuto pedal and practical performance suggestions
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Toccata (No.6)

 Complete Score
#01682 - 0.50MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6190×⇩ - Peter

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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. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 12387×⇩ - Pierre Gouin

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Pierre Gouin (2011/10/4)

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

Complete

For Oboe and Piano (Nakano)

 Complete Score
#836874 - 0.75MB, 48 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 101×⇩ - Yukio Nakano

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Yukio Nakano (2023/1/28)

 Oboe Part
#836875 - 0.29MB, 17 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 105×⇩ - Yukio Nakano

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Yukio Nakano (2023/1/28)

Arranger Yukio Nakano
Publisher. Info. Yukio Nakano
Copyright
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For Piano 4 Hands (Garban)

 Complete Score
#76784 - 1.75MB, 31 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/30 - 3075×⇩ - Daphnis

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Daphnis (2010/8/28)

Arranger Lucien Garban (1877-1959)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand et Cie, 1919. Plate D. & F. 9810.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del]
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Selections

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

 1. Prélude - Score and Parts
#474812 - 0.66MB, 35 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1495×⇩ - Clarinetjo

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Clarinetjo (2017/6/5)

 2. Fugue - Score and Parts
#474729 - 0.24MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 441×⇩ - Clarinetjo

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Clarinetjo (2017/6/5)

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

For Cello and Piano (Fournier)

 Complete Score (CA)
#524517 - 0.59MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/25/34 - Zhengxinhao

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Zhengxinhao (2018/5/21)

 Cello Part (CA)
#524518 - 0.17MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/25/34 - Zhengxinhao

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Zhengxinhao (2018/5/21)

Arranger Louis Fournier (1877-1963)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand & Cie., 1929. Plate D. & F. 11530.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del/mrg]
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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
Wikipedia article

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List of Intermediate Piano Repertoire
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