Le Tombeau de Couperin
Suite d’Orchestre – Urtext
[orch] duration: 17' 2(picc).2(cor ang).2.2 – 2.1.0.0 – hp – str (6 db are required)
Description
In his homage Le Tombeau de Couperin, Ravel is less specifically interested in Couperin than in French music of the late 18th century. In his preface, editor Jean-Francois Monnard explains how Ravel paid a moving and intensely personal tribute to the events of World War I with his multi-layered work. The orchestral version goes back to the original, eponymous piano suite (1914–17). Then, in 1919, the composer selected four pieces from this source, orchestrated them with all of his grace and artistry; the result provides a charming contrast to the pseudo-Baroque musical idiom, and
PB 5540
score
EAN: 9790004213506
68 pages / 25 x 32 cm / 303 g / stapled
PB 5540D
score
EAN: 9790004823828
68 pages / 25 x 32 cm / digital edition
PB 5569
study score
EAN: 9790004213797
72 pages / 16.5 x 22.5 cm / 157 g / stapled
OB 5540-15
violin 1
EAN: 9790004342107
8 pages / 25 x 32 cm / 54 g / stapled
OB 5540-16
violin 2
EAN: 9790004342114
8 pages / 25 x 32 cm / 55 g / stapled
OB 5540-19
viola
EAN: 9790004342121
8 pages / 25 x 32 cm / 54 g / stapled
OB 5540-23
violoncello
EAN: 9790004342138
8 pages / 25 x 32 cm / 50 g / stapled
OB 5540-27
double bass
EAN: 9790004342145
8 pages / 25 x 32 cm / 49 g / stapled
OB 5540-30
wind parts
EAN: 9790004342152
76 pages / 25 x 32 cm / 322 g / folder
MM 2147315
hire material
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Table of contents
| 1. | Prélude |
| 2. | Forlane |
| 3. | Menuet |
| 4. | Rigaudon |