This is a new printing on sturdy, acid-free paper. A pavane is a slow, stately dance, and Ravel’s original piano piece and his later orchestration is among his best loved music. 8 pages. All markings are original. Included is a photo and capsule biography. Highest quality guaranteed. Size of music is 9.5" x 12.5". $7.00.

Joseph Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) was born in the French Basque town of Ciboure. He began study at the Paris Conservatoire at age 14 under Gabriel Fauré. In 1899, he composed “Pavane pour une infante défunte” (Pavane for a Dead Child) for piano for a commission from the Princesse de Polignac to whom he dedicated it. He orchestrated the piece in 1910. He described the piece as “an evocation of a pavane that a little princess might, in former times, have danced at the Spanish court.”