First published in Hommage à Albert Roussel (a collection of 2 songs and 6 piano pieces), a special issue of La Revue Musicale (April 1929), released in commemoration of Roussel's 60th birthday. Roussel's intellectual modernity was highly esteemed in the musical circles of the time, and his progressive spirit and unpretentious character earned him the admiration of many young musicians, garnering a reputation comparable to Ravel's during his lifetime. Tansman belongs to the generation most strongly influenced by Ravel and Roussel. In 4/4 time, marked Très lent (very slow), a somewhat southern and melancholic mood pervades the piece. This resonates with the musical inclinations of Roussel, a globalist who loved seafaring and traveled as far as India and Indochina to draw inspiration. While Poulenc and Honegger, who also contributed piano pieces to the same album, used the musical notes derived from Roussel's name as a theme, Tansman did not adopt this method. Instead, he paid homage by quoting passages from Roussel's representative works, Pour une fête de printemps and the Piano Concerto. The premiere was given by Pierre Maire on April 13, 1929, at the auditorium of the former Paris Conservatoire. In the same year as this work, it was combined with Burlesque, which Tansman contributed to another collection, 13 Danses, and re-published by Max Eschig as Deux pièces (I. Berceuse - II. Burlesque). An orchestral version also exists.