Without any intention of typecasting you, i had put you more on the side of the german classicists and romantics and, in any event, on the side of the. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Debussy took great care in assigning these titles, and several contain quotations from various poems. Program notes weill recital hall, may 30, 2012 miscellany. Preludes book 2 debussy preludes, opus 32 rachmaninoff by lawrence budmen while an entire concert of preludes may seem repetitive at first glance, the term had a very different meaning to various composers. The enigma, and the preludes the more one learns about claude debussy, the more the enigma grows a composer who revered bach and mozart, yet ultimately eschewed teutonic formalism witness his condemnation of beethovens opus 1 quartet in a letter to pierre louys, dated 2221895. Audio recording, 2000 to 2099, debussy, claude, no.
May 17, 2012 program notesjeremy siskind at weill hallmay 30, 2012 such harmonious madness world premiere jeremy siskind 1 pourest thy full heart in profuse strains of unpremeditated art2 the pale purple even melts around thy flight3 the moon rains down its beams, and heaven is overflowd4 keen as are the arrows of that silver sphere5 panted forth. Some pedaling marks at the bottom if these pages were cut off. Ws program notes 1 fulbright college university of arkansas. One of the easiest pieces in this collection is the girl with the flaxen hair, around a level 9. Photographs included in the original manuscript have been reproduced. Musicians or publishers notes claude debussy s trio of piano pieces entitled images, book 1 was published in 1905, the same year as his suite bergmasque. After the intermission, ivan gusev presented a set of debussy preludes. Immediately following is a series of chromatic four note chords in the lower.
Dan golding minstrels dan golding untitled goose game. He attempts to blend the two forms of sensation, in order to intensify them. Like vladimir horowitz and glenn gould, michelangeli employs a relatively flatfingered technique for sustained legato passages and certain rotary arpeggios such as those in ce qua vu le vent douest. While in an opera or ballet, a prelude may be a mood setting introduction to. Debussy was known for his meticulousness in the arrangement of his preludes. About frederick harris composer editions in the composer editions, pianists at various stages of musical development will find a practical selection of inspiring and engaging repertoire by all the major composers for. Dovers book of debussy preludes is made of extremely high quality print on heavier paper than usual. In our catalog, you can find debussy sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other instrument.
Shell guide you through the visual and literary images that inspired debussy to create sound worlds that had never before been imagined. Both of these preludes seem to recall the beginning of book 1 in their sombre tone and slow tempos. Hence, we find not only a great many sound pictures throughout his music, but no fewer than three groups of pieces actually entitled images, each a triptych in itself. Book i was composed in a short time between december 1909 and february 1910. Several of them look ahead to debussy s later style, in which the composers earlier impressionistic, almost romantic poetry was supplanted by a greater concentration upon technique and neoclassical objectivity. The more one learns about claude debussy, the more the enigma grows a composer who revered. Debussy s colouristic masterpiece, a bewitching compendium of scents, colours and sounds. Lisle joyeuse i love pictures images almost as much as music, debussy once wrote. Engulfed cathedral, the tr longfield wind repertory. I can do just as good a water nymph as you in fewer notes. The beams on even the 32nd notes are very easy to distinguish many printers do not get such a high resolution and the spaces between 2 or 3 beams are often poorly defined resulting in fat black patches instead of distinct lines. Celebrate debussy, volume ii by claude debussy 18621918.
In the three pieces published as images, book ii, one is reminded of this famous line from the poem ars poetica by paul verlaine, one of debussy s favorite poets. A habanera rhythm is consistently heard in the left. Aug 31, 2018 he brings debussy s lovely preludes vividly to life, his personality glinting off the notes, each miniature painted with tiny brushstrokes. Debussy preludes, book 1 by claude debussy 18621918. Childrens program notes aspen music festival and school. Claude debussy s complete preludes books 1 and 2, urtext edition. Debussy was one of the principal originators of the new piano style in the. Debussy rather admired english sangfroid again, those were the days, but was not beyond giving it the occasional dig in the ribs, as here in. Provided to youtube by universal music group debussy. The autograph score by debussy, claude pages can have notes highlighting. Unlike some notable collections of preludes from prior times, such as chopins op. The easiest debussy piano pieces and the most difficult. It is the eighth piece in the composers first book of preludes. Theres ferocity in debussy s setting that seems to reflect what debussy called brusque oppositions of extreme violence and passionate tenderness.
Complete preludes, books 1 and 2 dover music for piano. Furthermore colour in a 30 boyd pomeroy, debussy s tonality. Saties gnossiennes and gymnopedies, epigrammatic and wistful, are done with the perfect amount of reverence balanced with a cheeky smile. There are several works in which wholetone harmony plays an important role, such as cloches a travers les feuilles,i from images book 1 1905, and voiles, from preludes book 1 1909. The two sets of images for piano take us to a higher level of abstraction. From the very first note you feel he has debussys entire soundworld in his. In addition, perhaps because debussy s style is so prone to mannerism. His second book of preludes published in 19 consists of twelve generous vignettes painted in a pastel kaleidoscope of pianistic colors. Debussy played nos 1, 2, 10 and 11 at a concert on 5 may. Nov 07, 2017 the first book of preludes is slightly easier than the second, since the second collection features debussys more mature writing style. Steven osbornes accounts of both books of debussys preludes are as cultivated. In addition, perhaps because debussy s style is so prone to mannerism, several of the preludes in book ii bear strong similarities to those from the earlier set. This is the ultimate source for these beloved piano preludes by debussy, in a newly engraved and researched critical edition from durand, the original publisher of this music. These are real pictures in which the composer has endeavored to convey, aurally, impressions received by the eye.
Celebrate debussy, volume ii includes selections from preludes book 1, preludes book 2, images 1, and independent compositions. Jun 04, 2012 stephen porter christopher greenleaf photo stephen porter has a thorough knowledge of and clear affinity for claude debussy s preludes. The techniques of impressionism in the preludes of claude debussy. The prelude is one of debussys most recorded pieces, both in its original. Reflets dans leau, from images, book 1 gabriel escudero. Debussy sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Maybe debussy, who distrusted prolixity and technical brilliance, was saying. Treat your ears and eyes to an indepth exploration of debussy s colorful and captivating preludes for piano, book one, written in 190910. A special treat is nuit detoiles starry night, debussy s first published work, completed in 1880 when claude was only 18. Several early debussy masterpieces of the 1890s have lodged in the repertoire, including, most strikingly, the prelude a lapresmidi dun faune. Free sheet music l 117, debussy, claude preludes, book 1. Program note from heritage encyclopedia of band music the engulfed cathedral by claude debussy is the tenth of twelve preludes for piano, book i. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site.
Still, as musicologist rollo myers notes, the pictorial element is not unduly stressed if stressed at all. Engulfed cathedral, the tr longfield wind repertory project. The piece is 39 measures long and takes approximately two and a. See new and popular debussy songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. Nature was central to debussy s artistic aesthetic. The titles are placed at the end of each prelude, a deliberate decision by debussy that was. Two excerpts from the emperor concerto, showing beethovens use of uneven groups of notes. Susan waterfall has assembled memorable historic and current performances. Debussy was the composer who freed western music from the claustrophobic confines of functional harmony, the set of rules that for 300 years had governed which chords fit best with which others according to how well their bass notes got along.
Program notes and biographical note on the performer in english 1 folded sheet. A solo flute plays variations of the same notes throughout. Reproduce the original intention of the composer as exactly as possible, without any added or changed material. Cone notes the numerous ways that a piece of music may be perceived. Chopins funereal, passacaglialike prelude in c minor from his collection of 24. Stephen porter reveals debussys preludes the boston. Debussy, claude martinu, bohuslav villalobos, heitor muczynski, robert. Program notes debussy and chausson philadelphia orchestra. To debussy, preludes were the musical equivalent of impressionistic painting. The title is in french and translates roughly to the girl with the flaxen hair. Theyre both still quite the challenge for advanced players only. The two pieces by claude debussy chosen for this program share the ambience of a habanera. I have to confess that the choice of repertoire took me somewhat aback.
Recorded oktaven audio, yonkers, new york 2015 january 45 and 11 2015 april 7. Claude debussy s preludes are 24 pieces for solo piano, divided into two books of 12 preludes each. Preludes for piano book 2 archives vancouver recital society. Here in his first debussy recording for hyperion he presents the two books of images. By the time he began writing the first book of preludes, claude debussy. Audio recording, 2000 to 2099, debussy, claude, no linguistic. As he plays debussy s book 1 preludes, you notice how effortlessly his arms, hands, and fingers are choreographed to the music. Variation 1 features a shockingly spare, single line of melody noodling. Pianist and musical writer paul roberts asserts that this prelude, along with the two that immediately precede it, forms the central arch 2 of book is structure, since the three pieces provide the most dramatic contrast 2 out of all the preludes in the first book. Each of debussy s preludes, book i 19071910 is a short but substantial work that conveys a particular mood or impression suggested by its title.
Debussy, claude martinu, bohuslav villalobos, heitor muczynski, robert lekic, mirna. This brings us to the ideal moment to talk about your latest venture into the album, with book 1 of debussy s preludes. Written in the short span of two months, december 7, 1909 1910, the preludes reveal the evolving impressionist style of the composer during the midpoint of his composing career. He gave introductory comments about each of the preludes before playing each book on each half of the program, in this, his eighth appearance on the frederick collections series last sunday. Debussys piano prelude the sunken cathedral, based. The composers choice of title, however, is somewhat curious as it can be argued that the title could equally be wellapplied to any of debussy s compositions. 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. Preludes, livre 1 debussy, claude movementssections movtssecs. Preludes and fugues concert programs quartets but likewise for those of mozart, beethoven, and the generations of composers who followed. Debussy rather admired english sangfroid those were the days, but was not beyond giving it the occasional dig in the ribs, as here in his. The most beautiful music a goose has ever heard sheet music nkoda. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans lair du soir the sounds and fragrances swirl through the evening.
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