Ravel, Maurice - Pavane pour une infante défunte

Musique française is a series designed for students, teachers, and professionals. These editions offer masterworks in French music, with performance suggestions and historical and stylistic commentary by noted scholars. Maurice Ravel wrote "Pavane pour une infante défunte" in Paris, early in 1899. The piece is dedicated to Winnaretta Singer (1875 – 1943), the wife of Prince Edmond de Polignac and the daughter of the American manufacturer of Singer sewing machines. The popularity of the Pavane was immediate and enduring, and the numerous arrangements it generated are a testament to the public's interest in classical music