Children's Corner: Study score

by Claude Debussy

This is a new, digitally enhanced reprint of the score originally published in 1911 by Durand et Cie., Paris. Originally composed in 1908 for piano solo, Children's Corner was scored for small orchestra two years later by Debussy's student and good friend Andre Caplet. This is the orchestral version most widely performed and recorded today. It is a brilliant example of early 20th century orchestral writing.

1. Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum
2. Jimbo's Lullaby
3. Serenade for the Doll
4. The Snow is Dancing
5. The Little Shepherd
6. Golliwogg's Cakewalk

2d1, 2, 2, 2 - 4, 2, 0, 0 - perc, hp - strs
979-0-800001-05-5

Genres: Music, Scores

82 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1984

About the author

Claude-Achille Debussy (22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures associated with Impressionist music, though he himself disliked the term when applied to his compositions. He was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in his native France in 1903. Debussy was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and his use of non-traditional scales and chromaticism influenced many composers who followed.

Debussy's music is noted for its sensory content and frequent usage of non-traditional tonalities. The prominent French literary style of his period was known as Symbolism, and this movement directly inspired Debussy both as a composer and as an active cultural participant.

Reviews

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FACULTAD DE GEOGRAFÍA E HISTORIA
DEPARTAMENTO DE DIDÁCTICA DE LA EXPRESIÓN MUSICAL,
PLÁSTICA Y CORPORAL
Children's Corner, un modelo de
dualidad estética en Debussy

Tesis doctoral presentada por Ramón Otero Moreira
Dirigida por el Profesor Doctor José María García Laborda