Debussy: An Introduction to His Piano Music
By Claude Debussy / ed. Margery Halford Piano Book Level: Intermediate / Early Advanced Item: 00-2216Also Available Digitally
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Description
This collection of Debussy's popular intermediate pieces includes "Clair de lune," "Reverie," "Le petit nègre," the complete "Children's Corner Suite" and other works. The introductory pages discuss symbolist poetry, French Impressionist painters and Debussy's musical style. A variety of photographs taken throughout the composer's life are also included.
Contents
| Title | Composer |
| Foreword | |
| Introduction | |
| J. Turner | |
| Novelists | |
| Symbolist Poets | |
| Impressionist Painters | |
| Impressionism in Music | |
| Sidelight to History | |
| Biography | |
| Performance | |
| Pedaling | |
| Debussy's Harmony | |
| About the Compositions | |
| Arabesque | Claude Debussy |
| THE CHILDREN'S CORNER | Claude Debussy |
| I. Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum | Claude Debussy |
| II. Jimbo's Lullaby | Claude Debussy |
| III. Serenade of the Doll | Claude Debussy |
| IV. The Snow Is Dancing | Claude Debussy |
| V. The Little Shepherd | Claude Debussy |
| VI. Golliwogg's Cake Walk | Claude Debussy |
| Clair de Lune | Claude Debussy |
| Le Petit Nègre | Claude Debussy |
| Rêverie | Claude Debussy |
| Sarabande | Claude Debussy |
| Recommended Reading | |
| Acknowledgments |
Additional Information
| Series: | Alfred Masterwork Edition |
| Composed by: | Claude Debussy |
| Instrument: | Piano |
| Format: | Book |
| Page Count: | 64 |
| Item Number: | 00-2216 |
| ISBN 10: | 0-7390-1845-0 |
| ISBN 13: | 978-0-7390-1845-3 |
| UPC: | 038081022284 |
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