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 18 of 41
II. Cortege
IV. Ballet
Londonderry Air
Des pas sur la niege
Emmanuel Chabrier. Paraphrase Sur un Air de Gounod Additional credits Maurice Ravel
The Fountain
Dies ist tr?ge Ekstase
Il pleur dans mon coeur
O Polichinelo Additional credits Heitor Villa-Lobos
Le Piccadilly -- Marche Additional credits Erik Satie
Elegie Performed by Claude Debussy
Noel Des Enfants Qu N'ont Plus De Maisons
I. En Bateau
III. Menuet
Children's Corner-Cakewalk
Mexican Hat Dance
Foggy Dew
Clair de Lune [L. 75: 3]
Fetes From "Nocturnes"
This is languorous ecstasy
Der Springbrunnen
Prelude No. 5, Book 1: 'Les collines d'Anacapri'
Maintenant Que Le Pere De Pelleas Est Sauve
Beau-soir Performed by Claude Debussy
The Little Shepherd , L114, No. 5 Performed by Claude Debussy
Le Petit Negre, L114
Danse de la Poupée [L. 128]
Mouvements Perpétuels Additional credits Francis Poulenc
The New Puppet - Shimmy Additional credits Bohuslav Martinu
Night Song Additional credits Carlisle Floyd
The Blacksmith Additional credits Samuel Maykapar
Bourrée Additional credits Johann Philipp Kirnberger
Grace and Beauty -- A Classy Rag Additional credits James Sylvester Scott
Harlem Rag Additional credits Thomas M. J. Turpin
Flower-Drum Additional credits Alexander Tchérépnin
The Jade Wheel Turns in the Dew Additional credits Alexander Tchérépnin
Jeunes Filles Au Jardin Additional credits Federico Mompou
Mazurka Performed by Claude Debussy
Pièce Pour Piano
Reverie Performed by Claude Debussy
Valse romantique Performed by Claude Debussy
Nocturne Performed by Claude Debussy
D'un cahier d'esquisses Performed by Claude Debussy
Morceau de concours Performed by Claude Debussy
Hommage a Haydn Performed by Claude Debussy
La plus que lente Performed by Claude Debussy
Berceuse heroique Performed by Claude Debussy
Piece pour piano [Page d'album] Performed by Claude Debussy
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