Gifted from his early years with a preternatural and keen understanding of writing for the piano, this cd displays debussys prodigious gifts in full display as rendered by baldis sensitive playing. Brazilian pianist, eliane rodrigues, literally taking the performance below the stage. A descriptive analysis of the preludes book 1 of claude debussy showing 14 of 68. Unlike other collections of preludes by great composers, debussy s do not follow a strict pattern of key signature. If you like the piece of music you have just learned playing, treat the artist with respect, and go buy the original sheet music. Complete preludes, books 1 and 2 dover music for piano debussy, claude on. Debussy played nos 1, 2, 10 and 11 at a concert on 5 may and we know that all of them, apart possibly from no 7, were heard in paris over the next ten months. One of debussy s 24 preludes is from book 1, prelude 12, also known as minstrels. The paperback of the complete preludes, books 1 and 2. Preludes, book 1 claude debussy s preludes are two sets of pieces for solo piano, written in 191010 and 1912, and published as book i and ii respectively. Unlike some notable collections of preludes from prior times, such as chopins op. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
This paper also includes a brief history of preludes as well as possible influences upon debussy and his compositions. Despite the research i have done regarding the title, the results i have found are still only speculation. Ce quq vu le vent douest is the most difficult prelude in book i. Preludes heft 2 arturo benedetti michelangeli, claude debussy. Debussy preludes, book 1 by claude debussy 18621918. As for his piano compositions, after he completed the second book of preludes the only. Claude debussy s preludes are 24 pieces for solo piano, divided into two books of 12 preludes each. Preludes, book 1 6 epigraphes antiques en blanc et noir robert and gaby casadesus 1956 by claude debussy. Recorded live during the marion rubin berman 31 piano honors concert april 12, 2012 in necs jordan hall in boston. His readings of the first book of preludes, and the first set of images is going to be much, much, much more than soothing pastel background music listening. Helpful english translations of french terms as well as debussys. Preludes, book 1 6 epigraphes antiques en blanc et noir robert and gaby casadesus 1956 ns 0105. My analysis of canope debussy preludes for piano, book. This significant compilation of 12 preludes represents debussys mature writing style and is filled with a great diversity of compositional styles.
The purpose of this thesis is to discuss and give a descriptive analysis of twelve of the twentyfour preludes written by claude debussy. Welcome to the daily download, a handpicked, free, downloadable piece. One only prays and hopes that the rest of debussys piano music is somewhere in the near future, probably along with at least the core ravel piano works if not all the ravel piano music. Nevertheless the feeling that this is not, until no12, m at his most inspired is hard to shake off. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for. The game was originally planned to not have any music in the game until the games composer, dan golding. Claude debussy h18621918 by the time he began writing the first book of preludes, claude debussy had established himself as an important and prolific composer having already produced most of the works that history would label masterpieces.
Several of them look ahead to debussys later style, in which the composers earlier impressionistic, almost romantic poetry was supplanted by a greater concentration upon technique and. Fun gift ideas that are perfect for any musician or music lover. Fireworks a dazzle through which a deformed recollection of the. Commons is a freely licensed media file repository.
Not only is the title full of mystery, but the piece. A summary of their overall effect on debussys melody and harmony. Debussy preludes, book 1 download free sheet music. A descriptive analysis of the preludes book 1 of claude. Both books 1 and 2 of debussys popular piano preludes are contained in this one sturdy volume. I provide the original scanned version and the filtered, because the filter does some changes smoothening, sharpening borders and some portions of the scan get lost sometimes when they are too small e. Complete preludes, books 1 and 2 dover music for piano.
I was very taken indeed with that disc so im delighted that the remainder of the. Traditional diatonic harmonies have little driving force in these pieces, replaced by modal melodies and. I have to confess that the choice of repertoire took me somewhat aback. Information from its description page there is shown below. Debussy preludes, bk 1 by claude debussy, paperback. Claude debussy had been toying with the idea of writing a book of preludes for some time, and once he began, the process was a speedy one with his first volume completed within two months. Debussys most dramatic contribution to music history was his disregard for traditional chord structures and tonality. Dates for book ii are harder to come by, but the volume was published almost exactly three years after the first, on 19 april 19. Soyoung choe performs excerpts from debussys preludes, book 1. Sheet music download is a site dedicated to all amateur music performers around the world, giving them the opportunity to download the sheet music for free for trial purposes.
Interestingly, book 2 is very different from book 1. The music expresses a vast repertoire of emotions, colors and moods. The girl with the flaxen hair the most tonal prelude, recalling debussys early style. It is not necessary to be a virtuoso in order to play the notes of many of the pieces, but formidable technique and vision are required to create the colours and capture the changing moods. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Debussy dover music for piano by debussy, claude isbn. The three sonic pictures that debussy published in 1905 as the first book of his images are remarkably different in tone, but each stands at a distinct distance from the musical practice of its time. Claude debussys painterly preludes the subtle, elusive quality of debussys twentyfour preludes is captured perfectly by pianist paul jacobs, who plays them with a tolling, belllike sound. After sonatas by beethoven and chopin, a disc of schumann and magisterial accounts of the two brahms piano concertos comes this recital of debussy centred on the first book of preludes. In this piece, debussy creates an engaging sonic atmosphere with just the piano, one that, if you let it, will conjure up images and ideas. Bruyeres grade 8 general lavinne, eccentric grade 8 canope grade 8 hommage a s. Achilleclaude debussy 22nd august 1862 25th march 1918 was a french composer. He was one of the most important figures in music at the turn of the 20th century.
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