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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. Helpful English translations of French terms as well as Debussy's performance suggestions are included as well as Dr. Hinson's suggestions for performance and an analysis of each prelude. ... Read more

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A collection of advanced piano pieces by Claude Debussy. ... Read more

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First Rate Debussy
Walter Gieseking's Debussy was ideal and Kyoko Tabe is a marvelous pianist in the Gieseking tradition.Her Debussy, like the late master's, is imaginative, evocative, shimmering, sometimes mysterious, sometimes filled with delight. She is more than able to meet technical challenges and get inside the music.I suppose the question could come up--why not just stick with Gieseking himself, to which my response would be that I am always interested in hearing what other pianists have to say.Being under a great influence such as that of Gieseking is as it should be. Tabe is certainly a worthwhile and individual enough voice in her own right. Plus, even modern technology cannot do that much for the limitations of 1940's and early 1950's recorded sound.Chandos has given Tabe wonderful sound.

Actually, I am not sure that Gieseking's influence on Debussy pianism is really so widespread anymore.I've heard more than one performance of L'isle Joyeuse that made it sound like a straightforward showpiece--all display and no sense of exoticism or mystery. I also recently heard Thibaudet on the radio playing Gardens in the Rain and he made it sound like Liszt.I think Liszt is great and some of his music even looks ahead to impressionism, but still, Debussy should not sound like Liszt, even in music that calls for as much technical prowess as L'isle and Gardens. Coming back to Kyoko Tabe--I'm delighted to report that she gets it. She feels this music and her playing has a wonderful touch. This is how Debussy should be played and I highly recommend this CD.
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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 PrÚludes, Book I * Page d'album (Album Leaf) * RÛverie * Selections from Suite Bergamasque (Clair de Lune "Moonlight" * PrÚlude) * Selections from Children's Corner (Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum * Golliwogg's Cake-Walk * Le petit nÞgre * The Little Shepherd * Serenade of the Doll).

Joseph Banowetz graduated with a First Prize from the Vienna Akademie f³r Musik und darstellende Kunst. Banowetz has been a piano recitalist and orchestral soloist on five continents. ... Read more

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Now I'm playing Debussy
I really like this piece. With the accompanying CD I can actually play the pieces the way they should be played. Some pieces are hard to play, though, but practice makes perfect, everytime..... ... Read more

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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. ... Read more

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This translation of Marcel Dietschy's landmark biography of Claude Debussy makes a wealth of information available for the first time in English.Hailed upon publication as one of the most "authoritative" biographies of the composer and "an invaluable and reliable source of reference," this book offers many previously unpublished facts about the composer and his work.With painstaking attention to detail, Dietschy unearths documents about everyone connected with Debussy--in particular, much hitherto unknown information on the composer's family--producing the most accurate account to date of Debussy's life.Seamlessly weaving a clear, jargon-free assessment of Debussy's musical works with an unparalleled account of his life, Dietschy offers a deeply sensitive and sympathetic approach which yields many fresh insights into Debussy's complex personality.
In rendering their beautiful translation of this now classic biography, William Ashbrook and Margaret G. Cobb have been able to make a number of corrections, including Dietschy's own list of Errata, not incorporated into the original French edition, La Passion de Claude Debussy (1962). They have also updated the Bibliography and List of Works, and have been able to include information about recently discovered manuscripts.
An essential addition to the library of all concert-goers and music lovers, A Portrait of Claude Debussy offers new insights into the life and work of one of the greatest of the nineteenth century French composers. ... Read more

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This sheet music was newly engraved from early and authoritative editions.First Line is Votre ame est un paysage choisi ... Read more

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"No composer in musical history has taught the pianist more new and permanently valuable things," says Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, describing Impressionist Claude Debussy. This new compilation of the composer's most colorfully atmospheric works attests to his extraordinary powers of invention and to his reassessment of keyboard color and technique. Twenty selections range from such fanciful pieces as the impudent "Golligwogg's Cake Walk" and the misty "Sunken Cathedral" to the brilliant "Fireworks." A rich compilation of works by France's most innovative and influential composer, this convenient and modestly priced volume will be welcomed by pianists, students, teachers, and music lovers. Dover original compilation of works from authoritative editions.
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"No composer in musical history has taught the pianist more new and permanently valuable things," says Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, describing Impressionist Claude Debussy. This new compilation of the composer's most colorfully atmospheric works attests to his extraordinary powers of invention and to his reassessment of keyboard color and technique. Twenty selections range from such fanciful pieces as the impudent "Golligwogg's Cake Walk" and the misty "Sunken Cathedral" to the brilliant "Fireworks." A rich compilation of works by France's most innovative and influential composer, this convenient and modestly priced volume will be welcomed by pianists, students, teachers, and music lovers. Dover original compilation of works from authoritative editions.
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This first comprehensive guide to Debussy's only completed opera, Pelléas et Mélisande was written by the leading authorities on French music of the period.As a background to the opera, the authors, together with David Grayson, discuss various aspects of the play.They consider its literary roots, trace its genesis and composition, and illuminate Debussy's compositional strategies. A detailed synopsis of Debussy's musical response to the text forms a central chapter. This is followed by an examination of the symbols and musical motives employed by Debussy as well as an analysis of his themes.The book concludes with a detailed bibliography and a discography. ... Read more

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Syrinx for solo flute, was written by French composer Claude Debussy in 1913. It is commonly considered to be an indispensable part of any flutist's repertoire. Historians believe that "Syrinx", a work that gives gives the performer generous room for interpretation, played a pivotal role in the development of solo flute music in the early twentieth century. "Syrinx" was originally written by Debussy without any barlines or breath marks. Flutist Marcel Moyse later added these, and they are included in this edition.

"Syrinx" was written as incidental music to the uncompleted play Psyché by Gabriel Mourey. It was intended to be performed offstage during the play, and was originally called "Flûte de Pan". Since one of Debussy's Chansons de Bilitis had already been given that title, it was given its final name in reference to the myth of the amorous pursuit of the nymph Syrinx by the god Pan.

The piece is dedicated to the flutist Louis Fleury and is performed here by Nicole Chamberlain.
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This biography looks at the life and work of Claude Debussy. Illustrated with impressioninst and "art nouveau", the book portrays Debussy's life against the backdrop of turn-of-the-century Paris. Simple keyboard arrangements of some of Debussy's work are also included. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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A Comprehensive Overview of Chouchou's father
This is a great little book and delves into Debussy's personality as well as his music.There are brief descriptions of his works.If the reader needs or wants more information, there are a score of books available in both French and English.This little volume whets one's appetite for more definitive background.This is a great way to begin to realize Debussy, the man and his genius in his music.
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This study discusses only those elements in Claude Debussy's work that are directly associated with the qualities of a particular instrument and what they inspire. The piano music that Debussy composed evolved in part from his own particular performance, attested to by numerous individuals. He experimented at the keyboard as a painter would explore his palette. Though he never realized his first goal of being a concert artist, Debussy knew all the technical possibilities available to a skilled pianist. In the early work he often used the piano in traditional patterns. Until the very end, Debussy remembered the many roles of his instrument and wrote exquisite melodies, scintillating toccatas and sweeping cadenzas. However, in his full development, he uniquely employed the piano's sonorous resources and painted atmospheric scenes evoking the plucking of a guitar, the dissonance of cathedral bells, a goldfish in bright waters or a toccata of raindrops. The piano inspired the pursuit of myriad sonorities. Ultimately, the musician himself was the poet of tone.This volume explores early, mature and late work, including the Preludes and the twelve Etudes, examining forms, harmonies, rhythms, touch, pitches, sustained sounds, and compositions. ... Read more

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