Simplified Masterwork Solo version of one of Debussy's most popular piano works. This ethereal, flowing section of Suite Bergamasque is diatonic and displays a conventional harmonic vocabulary, transposed to the Key of C. The title, Clair de lune, suggests a relationship to Paul Verlaine's eponymous poem, describing a vision of long-dead dancers in the moonlight. The music transmits the otherworldly, transparent, and impalpable qualities of the experience while maintaining clarity and definition. Perfect for the burgeoning late elementary pianist.

Debussy's music epitomizes the concept of Impressionism in music. One of the most famous pieces from Debussy's Preludes, Book 1, "The Girl with the Flaxen Hair" is a lyrical piece, awash with color and atmosphere. Drawing on the original autographed manuscript and first edition by Durand, all editorial details are contained in footnotes or parentheses.

Composed in 1907 this volume of Images, comprised of three contrasting pieces, demonstrates conciseness, deep dramatic content and colourful tonal imagery. Debussy established Impressionism as a pianistic style and used evocative terms to shed light on the mood or character of each piece. Maurice Hinson translates the French titles into English and offers practice suggestions to assist the performer. Also included is an outstanding CD recording from the Naxos label.

This clean, new engraving of this beloved piano piece is an affordable paperback edition, excerpted from the Complete Works of Debussy series. This music may be familiar to some as the theme from the PBS show Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer.

This significant compilation of 12 preludes represents Debussy's mature writing style and is filled with a great diversity of compositional styles. The music expresses a vast repertoire of emotions, colors and moods. Included are English translations of French terms, Debussy's performance suggestions as well as suggestions from Dr. Hinson, and an analysis of each prelude. Also included is an outstanding CD recording from the Naxos label.

This joyous excursion into ragtime rhythms, in Debussy's French impressionistic style, will delight both the pianist and the listener. It is played "Allegro Giusto" and includes chromaticism, and many varieties of touch, phrasing, and dynamics.

Composed in 1905 this volume of Images, comprised of three contrasting pieces, demonstrates conciseness, deep dramatic content and colourful tonal imagery. Debussy established Impressionism as a pianistic style and used evocative terms to shed light on the mood or character of each piece. Maurice Hinson translates the French titles into English and offers practice suggestions to assist the performer. Also included is an outstanding CD recording from the Naxos label.

This piece dates originally from May 1882, when Debussy made his first public appearance as a composer, at a musical soiree in Paris accompanying the violinist Maurice Thieberg. Among the other works performed on that occasion was a Nocturne and Scherzo for violin and piano by the 19-year-old composer, which has since disappeared. In June Debussy made a new version for cello and piano, which survives in autograph manuscript and is published here - in this new edition by the musicologist and cellist Neil Heyde - for the first time. Although the title implies two separate pieces, the Nocturne et Scherzo is a hybrid piece, in which the opening Scherzo material surrounds a cantabile episode of nocturnal character.

Composed between 1906 and 1908, the Children's Corner Suite was written to capture the essence of childhood with charm, grace and humor. Debussy's intention was to create moods and sensations and, utilizing his typical harmonic richness, he succeeds in an appealing and joyous fashion. This edition is based on not only the original autograph manuscripts but also on Debussy's sound recording of these pieces.

This volume contains 12 famous works by Debussy as edited and performed by Joseph Banowetz. A complete preface describing compositional and performance notes on each piece is included along with a CD recorded by Banowetz. Titles: Arabesques No. 1 and No. 2 * La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair) from Pr?ludes, Book I * Page d'album (Album Leaf) * R?verie * Selections from Suite Bergamasque (Clair de Lune "Moonlight" * Pr?lude) * Selections from Children's Corner (Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum * Golliwogg's Cake-Walk * Le petit n?gre * The Little Shepherd * Serenade of the Doll).
Joseph Banowetz graduated with a First Prize from the Vienna Akademie f?r Musik und darstellende Kunst. Banowetz has been a piano recitalist and orchestral soloist on five continents.

This collection of Debussy's popular intermediate pieces includes "Clair de lune," "Reverie," "La petit nA]gre," 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.

Consisting of four movements, this work for one piano/four hands shows the influence of the French lyric opera composers Gounod and Massenet. Debussy composed this work before he had fully developed his Impressionistic style, and with its clarity of patterns and conciseness of form, Debussy pays a kind of homage to the French clavecinists. Dr. Hinson has included translations of French terms, notes on performance and a discussion of the duet performance.

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.

24 works reveal Debussy's genius: "La Cathedrale engloutie," "Ondine," "La fille aux cheveux de lin," "Feuilles mortes," "Ce qu'a vu le Vent d'Ouest," many more. Glossary of French terms.

This significant compilation of 12 preludes represents Debussy's mature writing style and is filled with a great diversity of compositional styles. The music expresses a vast repertoire of emotions, colors and moods. Included are English translations of French terms, Debussy's performance suggestions as well as suggestions from Dr. Hinson, and an analysis of each prelude. Also included is an outstanding CD recording from the Naxos label.

This concise edition includes 12 pieces selected by editor Lynn Freeman Olson, based on their frequent use with pre-college students. To impart Debussy's compositional intentions to the performer, the editor has kept editorial suggestions to a minimum. However, a glossary of selected French terms provides insight into the vivid nature of these expressive pieces.

Contents: Arabesque No. 1 * Arabesque No. 2 * Clair De Lune * Danse (Tarantelle Styrienne) * Hommage a Rameau (Images I) * Jardins Sous La Pluie * L'isle Joyeuse * La Soiree Dans Grenade * Masques * Mazurka * Passepied * Reflets Dans L'eau (Images I) * Reverie * Sarabande (Suite).

The Girl With The Flaxen Hair and Golliwog's Cakewalk are two of Claude Debussy's most popular piano works. It has been said that The Girl With The Flaxen Hair, with its impressionistic and progressive harmonies, may have been a significant influence for many jazz artists of the century. This is an arrangement for trumpet and keyboard (organ or piano).

Score to Claude Debussy's General Lavine - Eccentric (Prelude 20), orchestrated by Colin Matthews. During his time as the Halle Orchestra's Composer in Association between 2001 and 2010, Colin Matthews spent five years making orchestral versions of all 24 of Debussy's Preludes. He has been heralded for the success with which he has taken the inspiration of the piano masterpieces and skilfully created orchestral works of great variety, beauty and drama. Indeed, following their critical reception these works are being taken up and performed by orchestras across the world.

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.