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Estampes by Claude Debussy English Prints Catalogue L. 100 Genre Impressionism Composed 1903 Performed January 9, 1904 ; 121 years ago (1904-01-09) Salle Érard, Paris, France Estampes (Prints), L. 100, is a composition for solo piano by Claude Debussy. It was finished in 1903. The first performance of the work was given by Ricardo Viñes at the Salle Érard of the Société nationale de ...
Claude Debussy c. 1910. This is a complete list of compositions by Claude Debussy initially categorized by genre, and sorted within each genre by "L²" number, according to the 2001 revised catalogue by musicologist François Lesure, [1] which is generally in chronological order of composition date.
Debussy c. 1900 by Atelier Nadar (Achille) Claude Debussy [n 1] was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born to a family of modest means and little cultural involvement, Debussy showed enough musical talent to be admitted at ...
Images (usually pronounced in French as ) is a suite of six compositions for solo piano by Claude Debussy. [1] They were published in two books/series, each consisting of three pieces. These works are distinct from Debussy's Images pour orchestre. The first book was composed between 1901 and 1905, and the second book was composed in 1907. [2]
Claude Debussy's Études are a set of 12 piano études composed in 1915. Debussy described them as "a warning to pianists not to take up the musical profession unless they have remarkable hands". [1] They are broadly considered his late masterpieces. [a] Étude 1 pour les cinq doigts d'après Monsieur Czerny (five fingers, "after Monsieur Czerny")
The second piece of the cycle, "Il pleure dans mon cœur" compares falling rain to falling tears. Written in G ♯ minor, Debussy's music includes almost continuous eighth notes that alternate between the right and left hands, creating an atmosphere that evokes the sound of raindrops.
Lesure's new catalogue was published in his biography of Debussy (published in 2003 after Lesure's death). At least 2 English-language books point to the Centre de Documentation Claude Debussy as being the home of Lesure's material (not surprising as Lesure founded it) and say that the Centre's website replicates the catalogue found in the book.
The Two Arabesques (Deux arabesques), L. 66, is a pair of arabesques composed for piano by Claude Debussy when he was still in his twenties, between the years 1888 and 1891. The arabesques contain hints of Debussy's developing musical style. The suite is one of the very early impressionistic pieces of music, following the French visual art form.