Composer
Claude Debussy
1862–1918
1,948 works in the index
- Era
- Modern
- Nationality
- France
- Born in
- Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Debussy changed what the piano could sound like, and his music is notated with unusual precision about pedal, dynamics and voicing because those things are the substance rather than the decoration.
Clair de lune is the most-bought piano piece in this catalogue and one of the most misjudged: it is not difficult to read and it is very difficult to play well, because it depends entirely on control of quiet dynamics and pedal. The Children's Corner suite and the two books of Arabesques are the realistic starting points. The Préludes and Images are advanced.
Editions matter here for an unusual reason: his pedal markings and enharmonic spellings are deliberate and older "improved" editions altered both. Buy an edition that follows the original text, and treat any collection that regularises his notation as a warning sign.
Catalogue
Works page 17 of 41
Menie
Santa Lucia
La Montagnarde Additional credits Jean-Joseph Mouret
Jimbo's Lullaby [Lesure 113:2]
Le Petit Nègre [Lesure 114]
La Fille Aux Cheveux de Lin [L. 117:8]
Pour Invoquer Pan, Dieu Du Vent Dété [Lesure 131]
Canope [L. 123: 10]
Des Pas Sur la Neige [L. 117:6]
Feuilles Mortes [L. 123:2]
La Cathédrale Engloutie [L. 117:10]
Minstrels [L. 117:12]
La Soiree Dans Grenade Performed by Claude Debussy
Sarabande Performed by Claude Debussy
La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin Performed by Claude Debussy
Clair de Lune Performed by Claude Debussy
Mein Madel hat einen Rosenmund
Morgengruss
En Bateau from 'petite Suite'
A Game of Tag Additional credits Bohuslav Martinu
Columbine Dances Additional credits Bohuslav Martinu
Brouillards Performed by Claude Debussy
Feuilles mortes Performed by Claude Debussy
La puerta del Vino Performed by Claude Debussy
Les fees sont d'exquises danseuses Performed by Claude Debussy
Bruyeres Performed by Claude Debussy
General Lavine-excentric- Performed by Claude Debussy
La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune Performed by Claude Debussy
Ondine Performed by Claude Debussy
Hommage a S. Pickwick Performed by Claude Debussy
Canope Performed by Claude Debussy
Les tierces alternees Performed by Claude Debussy
Reflets dans l'eau Performed by Claude Debussy
Hommage a Rameau Performed by Claude Debussy
Mouvement Performed by Claude Debussy
Cloches a travers les feuilles Performed by Claude Debussy
Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut Performed by Claude Debussy
Poissons d'or Performed by Claude Debussy
Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d'ete from Six Epigraphes antiques Performed by Claude Debussy
Pour un tombeau sans nom from Six Epigraphes antiques Performed by Claude Debussy
Pour que la nuit soit propice from Six Epigraphes antiques Performed by Claude Debussy
Pour la danseuse aux crotales from Six Epigraphes antiques Performed by Claude Debussy
Pour l'Egyptienne from Six Epigraphes antiques Performed by Claude Debussy
Pour remercier la pluie au matin from Six Epigraphes antiques Performed by Claude Debussy
L'Eeurope Galante Additional credits André Campra
Danse bohemienne Performed by Claude Debussy
La Pastorelle Additional credits François Couperin
Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum [Lesure 113:1]
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