Claude debussy is one of the greatest pianists of all time and one of the most prominent composers connected with. Impressionism has become a vaguer term as the works of the painters who are called the impressionists have become better known. Buy debussy preludes by claude debussy, pascal roge from amazons classical music store. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Playing debussys piano works an amateurs thoughts about playing debussy. The paradox is that debussy succeeded in a series of piano works starting with estampes in 1903 and culminating in the two books of preludes in 1910 and 1912 respectively in creating what can only be called an impressionist technique. Claudeachille debussy 22 august 1862 25 march 1918 was a french composer. It is the second piece in a set of twelve preludes published in 1910. It is very vague and emphasizes imagery over structure. Restricted to wholetone and pentatonic scales, debussys second piano prelude, voiles, often serves merely to exemplify both his early modernist musical language and his musical impressionism. Three years exist between the publication of the first and second book, with the former appearing in 1910. I would argue the tonality of this piece as being primarily based in c major. Debussy, pentatonicism, and the tonal tradition jeremy day.
The first three volumes are just as successful debussy. Voiles commence neanmoins par une gamme par ton qui vient brouiller le sens. Art that is new and independent of previous notions. Some of the preludes book 1 are quite evocative and full of concentration. My analysis of canope debussy preludes for piano, book. There are evocations of calm seascapes, delicate wind tracery, and snowcovered landscapes. Provided to youtube by universal music group debussy.
Debussy, c preludes, book 1 ravel, m sonatine jeux d. Inspired by the performances of the american dancer loie. Publication date 1910 topics preludes, for piano, scores featuring the piano, for 1 player collection. Claude debussy 18621918 beginning his magisterial tome on the movement, impressionism, art historian meyer schapiro writes. Lmc 1974 issued shortly after this score is a critical edition by james briscoe on which is claimed. Canope preludes, book ii, 19 playing debussys piano. 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. Jan 09, 2010 voiles, number 2 from book i of debussys preludes. In their published form, the preludes have their individual titles printed not at the start, but at. These compositions, while endearing themselves to both pianist and. Here we have the famous two books of preludes that were written in 1910 and 19.
Voiles est une composition musicale pour piano du compositeur francais claude debussy. My analysis of canope debussy preludes for piano, book ii. The music becomes more dramatic toward the end of the set. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Sep 29, 2006 claudio arrau considered it to be one of debussys greatest preludes and said its miraculous that he created, in so few notes, this kind of depth. Preludes, an album by claude debussy, krystian zimerman on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The twentyfour preludes of debussy are published in two books of twelve preludes each. Apparently a reengraving of the durand score above. Please add your thoughts in the comments at the bottom.
Flex your piano fingers with these 7 easiest debussy preludes and piano pieces. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Debussy had been planning preludes for two or three years before the first book was published in 1910, with the second book following in 19. Unlike some notable collections of preludes from prior times, such as chopins op. After traveling in europe and russia, debussy settled down in paris in 1887 and devoted himself to composing for the rest of his life. Among the most important 20th century composers, and the most influential. Use of the whole tone scale in debussys voiles, prelude. It would seem that he desires for the audience to connect individually with the music. The title of the piece may be translated to english as either veils or sails. Except for some mild, localized chromaticism and a short pentatonic passage, the entire piece uses the whole tone scale. Publication date 1910 topics preludes, for piano, scores featuring the piano, for 1 player collection imslp. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Although the composer did not think the preludes should be performed as a cycle, book two is perfectly symmetrical with two showpieces at the start and end on the twelve pieces. It has a lot of strong energy and the emphasis and mood of playing these pieces is truly incredible.
Canope preludes, book ii, 19 playing debussys piano works. Debussy renouvelle, avec ses preludes, cette forme musicale et exploite les. By contrast, the pianist is sometimes careless regarding debussys carefully considered dynamic and tempo indications. Voiles, from debussys first book of preludes, certainly displays some of debussys compositional affinities. Claude debussys preludes are 24 pieces for solo piano, divided into two books of 12 preludes each. Not only is the title full of mystery, but the piece. Lorsque au soleil couchant les rivieres sont roses. Often dubbed a musical impressionist, but his music always has a strong sense of form.
Except for some mild, localized chromaticism and a short pentatonic passage, the entire piece uses the whole. Critically acclaimed pianist angela brownridge explores the debussy preludes books 1 and 2 for her third recording on challenge classics. By contrast, the pianists decisive, angular approach to no. These compositions, while endearing themselves to both pianist and listener, also occupy an important place in musical. Prelude voiles, book 1 no 2 prelude voiles book 1 no 2. Finally, although in voiles the contrast and similarity between the two modesboth with.
Art that gives an impression of what is there, rather than depicting it directly. Ok, after using about pages of paper printing book 1 and 2 of preludes by debussy did that in school, hehe, 24 preludes in total. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. By the time he began writing the first book of preludes, claude debussy had established. Voiles da preludi, libro i, per pianoforte debussy voiles preludes, book 1 no. Inspired by the performances of the american dancer loie fuller, whose scarf dances were. Breiner for orchestra debussy completed his two books of preludes in 1910 and 19 respectively, and they contain some of his most visionary and poetic writing for piano.
Voiles is a composition by claude debussy for solo piano from 1909. List of books and articles about claude debussy online. Voiles voiles preludes, book i, 1909 1910 sep29 sails or veils i havent had a chance to write this piece up yet, but feel free to start the discussion in the comments. Ricordi preludes book 1 piano solo piano collection. Some extra work has been done in erasing the titles at the beginning of each piece and placing them at the end. The dispersed range of volumes is emphasized by the spread of tessituras, the performer must be able to phrase with equal weight extremely low and high notes without passing trough the. Datetime dimensions user comment 15 december 2011, 14. Claude debussy, maurice ravel, monique haas debussy ravel. Debussy, c preludes, book 1 ravel, m sonatine jeux. Hyacinth talk contribs created by using sibelius 5. Claude debussy composed the second book of preludes during 1910 12. After first designating the style of a small band of french artists of the last third of the nineteenth century perhaps no more than. Its intriguing to speculate on why debussy thought the word. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic.
Complete your debussy, leonard bernstein, orchestra dellaccademia nazionale di santa cecilia collection. Debussy, pentatonicism, and the tonal tradition jeremy dayo. Preludes, book 1 ravel, m sonatine jeux deau viitasalo od 0723. In his later works, debussy took greater chances, implementing more nonresolving dissonances selfproclaimed floating chords and fragmented forms. Parting the veils of debussys voiles page 45 important, if not the only, property of the wholetone scale itselfthe fact that it can be transposed once, by a semitone, to provide the other six notes of the chromatic scale. Sviatoslav richter plays debussy preludes book i duration. This album contains the preludes, books 1 and 2 by debussy, presented by piano classics, a label of brilliant classics.
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