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
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Sonata in D Minor
Sonate
Golliwogg's Cakewalk - Tuba 1
String Quartet in G minor Op.10
Golliwog's Cake-Walk from Children's Corner - Trombone 2
No. 3: Le tombeau des Naiades
No. 4: Ballet
Les Estampes
String Quartet In G minor, Movt. 1
No. 1: Soupir
Les Ingénus No. 1 from "Fêtes Galantes" Set 2
Petite Pièce - Clarinet - Clarinet in B-flat
The Little Negro - Score
Sonata No. 2 for Flute, Viola and Harp - Set of Parts
Premiere Rhapsody
Golliwog's Cake-Walk from Children's Corner - B-flat Trumpet 2
Andantino
No. 1: La flûte de Pan
Golliwogg's Cakewalk - French Horn
No. 7: Ce qu'a vu le vent. d'Ouest
Sonata No. 2 for Flute, Viola and Harp - Flute
Danse Profane , No. 2 from "Deux Danses"
No. 1: Le Balcon
No. 11: Pour les Arpèges composés
En Bateau, No. 1 from "Petite Suite"
Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien: Prélude to Act 3 - Score and Parts
Suite Bergamasque: Passepied
Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien: Prélude to Act 3 - French Horns 5 & 6
Preludes, Book I - II. Voiles
Preludes, Book I - III. Le Vent dans la Plaine
Preludes, Book I - IV. "Les Sons et les Parfums Tournent dans l"air du Soir"
Preludes, Book I - V. Les Collines d'Anacapri
Voici ce qu'il ecrit
The Girl with Flaxen Hair
Petite Piece - G-Dur/G major
Rhapsodie - Ges-Dur/G-flat major
Le Petit Nègre
Preludes, book II
Rêverie
Children's Corner No. 4: The Snow is Dancing
Arabesque No. 2 in G major
No. 4: Pour les Sixtes
Children's Corner No. 2: Jimbo's Lullaby
No. 11: La Danse de Puck
No. 12: Minstrels
Preludes, Book I - I. Danseuses de Delphes
No. 3: La puerta del Vino
No. 6: General Lavine-eccentric
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