Path 12
Paris around 1900
Fauré, Satie, Debussy, Dukas and Ravel, from 1887 to 1920.
Fauré → Satie → Debussy → Dukas → Ravel
Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68
This guide follows Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68 (1917) in six parts: Prélude (Vif) (sonata form), Fugue (Allegro moderato) (fugue), Forlane (Allegretto), Rigaudon (Assez vif), Menuet (Allegro moderato) (minuet and trio) and Toccata (Vif) (sonata form).
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- IPrélude ()
- IIFugue ()
- III ()
- IV ( )
- V ()
- VI ()
A continuous stream of quick notes in 12/16, in E minor, marked (lively), with dynamics between and . The first and the are linked by a , and the first briefly at the end of the . Then the starts. In the the comes back first, then the and the first . A ends the piece. In the orchestral version the oboe carries the melody.
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III ()6:17–11:35
IV ( )11:40–14:52
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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