page_title: Le Tombeau de Couperin
hierarchical_section_title: Le Tombeau de Couperin
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Couverture de la première édition chez Durand Cie (1918), dessinée par Ravel lui-même. Español: Portada de la primera edición de Durand Cie de Tombeau de Couperin para piano (1918) realizada por el propio Maurice Ravel
context_page_description: Le Tombeau de Couperin is a suite for solo piano by Maurice Ravel, composed between 1914 and 1917. The piece is in six movements, based on those of a traditional Baroque suite. Each movement is dedicated to the memory of a friend of the composer who had died fighting in World War I. Ravel also produced an orchestral version of the work in 1919, although this omitted two of the original movements.
context_section_description: Le Tombeau de Couperin is a suite for solo piano by Maurice Ravel, composed between 1914 and 1917. The piece is in six movements, based on those of a traditional Baroque suite. Each movement is dedicated to the memory of a friend of the composer (or in one case, two brothers) who had died fighting in World War I. Ravel also produced an orchestral version of the work in 1919, although this omitted two of the original movements.
caption: Cover of the first printed edition designed by Ravel himself
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