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"Rigaudon from Le Tombeau de Couperin"

Even before the outbreak of the first World War, Ravel was planning to write a "French suite" for piano, using 18th century models. In the event it was not until 1917 that he was able to complete it, and by then it had taken on the form not just of an hommage to his musical predecessors but of a tribute to friends who had died in service during the war. The piano version is in six movements:
In 1919 Ravel orchestrated four of the movements (Prelude, Forlane, Menuet, Rigaudon - in that order).