Claude Debussy - Preludes Books 1 and 2 | Advanced Piano Solo Sheet Music Book for Classical Pianists | Critical Edition with Performance Notes High-Level Repertoire for Study and Technique

by Claude Debussy (Composer)

(Piano). 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. This is the paperback edition based on the hardbound Complete Works of Claude Debussy . Includes a foreword in French and English. Printed on quality, ivory-colored stock, the book has a sewn binding for life-long use.

Genres: Music, Scores

148 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1989

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

[Bill FromPA · Rating 4 out of 5]

A minor quibble: I prefer editions where the titles are printed at the ends of the pieces, like the answer to a riddle, rather than at the beginning.