Ravel's Le Tombeau De Couperin

In the days and weeks following those tragic events of 09/11/01,it became clear that most of those who perished were in the prime of their lives. The comments of family members and friends were heartfelt and moving in the telling of how vibrant and bright these unfortunate human beings really were. I then thought of the comment Maurice Ravel,the French composer, made when he was asked "Why his piano piece 'Le Tombeau de Couperin' was so light and joyous,when it was actually an elegy written to commemorate the deaths of Ravel's friends who died in WWI. Ravel replied "the dead are sad enough in their eternal silence" And so we must remember the dead of 09/11/01 as they were and we are as but shadows of those who have gone before. b

Jim O'Shea