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A descriptive analysis of the preludes book 1 of claude debussy showing 1 4 of 68. As a young man he consistently amazed his teachers with his jawdropping ability as a pianist and composer. He is one of my favourite 20th century composers and one of. Oh, if you want to hear some of these preludes performed by a reputable debussy interpreter, look up michelangeli on youtube and youll find a series of videos where he plays the majority if not all of these preludes. Claude debussy prelude to the afternoon of a faun by. Helpful english translations of french terms as well as debussy s performance.

Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live. Claude debussy feux dartifice, from preludes, book ii. Debussy s music virtually defines the transition from lateromantic music to twentieth century modernist music. Except for some mild, localized chromaticism and a short pentatonic passage, the entire piece uses. At least the recordings were made in a reverberent acoustic well suited to the music. Claude debussy s preludes are two sets of pieces for solo piano. Unlike other collections of preludes by great composers, debussy s do not follow a strict pattern of key signature. A descriptive analysis of the preludes book 1 of claude debussy page. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. This paper also includes a brief history of preludes as well as possible influences upon debussy and his compositions. The title of the piece may be translated to english as either veils or sails. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. A brilliant pianist, conductor and composer, rachmaninov wrote a piano concerto that has become the nations favourite piece of classical music. Debussy s most dramatic contribution to music history was his disregard for traditional chord structures and tonality.

Debussy michelangeli les collines danacapri preludes, book 1. Debussy preludes, bk 1 alfred masterwork edition paperback march 1, 1986. The purpose of this thesis is to discuss and give a descriptive analysis of twelve of the twentyfour preludes written by claude debussy. Walter gieseking plays scriabin prelude in e major op. Arturo benedetti michelangeli debussy preludes, book 1. One only prays and hopes that the rest of debussy s piano music is somewhere in the near future, probably along with at least the core ravel piano works if not all the ravel piano music. Sergei rachmaninov was born on 1 april 1873 in semyonovo, northwest russia. These tastes and these concerns are to be found in his records, to this day about fifteen, of which many premieres.

Maybe i am a lazy pianist but i like editions that have some fingering suggestions so i dont have so much work to do. He was one of the most important figures in music at the turn of the 20th century. After sonatas by beethoven and chopin, a disc of schumann and magisterial accounts of the two brahms piano concertos comes this recital of debussy centred on the first book of preludes. Recorded live during the marion rubin berman 31 piano honors concert april 12, 2012 in necs jordan hall in boston. Unlike them, however, he did not adhere to a system of one prelude. For undergraduate applicants, the audition day at eastman includes a general convocation, theory and musicianship testing, a questionandanswer session for parents, a group interview with a staff member, and the audition. Merlin symphonic distribution on behalf of calandamusic. Unlike some notable collections of preludes from prior times, such as chopins op. Well, debussy obviously agreed but that didnt stop him putting his own stamp on the genre.

Achilleclaude debussy 22nd august 1862 25th march 1918 was a french composer. Preludes complete 24 claude debussy krystian zimerman. I provide the original scanned version and the filtered, because the filter does some changes smoothening, sharpening borders and some portions of the scan get lost sometimes when they are too small e. Achilleclaude debussy was born on the 22nd august 1862 in the small town of st germainenlaye. They are played by the legendary walter gieseking and were recorded in 1953 and 1955 the preludes and 1954 the other works. Complete preludes, books 1 and 2 dover music for piano.

This significant compilation of 12 preludes represents debussy s mature writing style and is filled with a great diversity of compositional styles. As he plays debussy s book 1 preludes, you notice how effortlessly his arms, hands, and fingers are. Soyoung choe performs excerpts from debussy s preludes, book 1. Voiles is a composition by claude debussy for solo piano from 1909. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Sviatoslav richter plays debussy preludes book i youtube. These compositions, while endearing themselves to both pianist and listener, also occupy an important place in musical. Composition, music education and theory majors will have interviews scheduled with faculty members of those departments. The paperback of the complete preludes, books 1 and 2.

In french literary circles, the style of this period was known as symbolism, a movement that directly inspired debussy both as a composer and as an active cultural participant. Three years exist between the publication of the first and second book, with the former appearing in 1910. Both books 1 and 2 of debussy s popular piano preludes are contained in this one sturdy volume. The music expresses a vast repertoire of emotions, colors and moods. Dressed in a chic tan turtleneck, untucked, but with a belt clasped around it, arturo benedetti michelangeli sits at the piano in an intimate studio in october, 1978. I have one other schirmer debussy piano book and this compilation book was what led me to purchase this set of preludes. As a tribute to greatest among artists to be dedicated towards yuu aka 225cess hommage a rameau. Home trending history get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news. Arturo benedetti michelangeli debussy preludes, book 1 youtube. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. Debussy preludes, book 1 by claude debussy 18621918. It is the eighth piece in the composers first book of preludes, written between late 1909 and early 1910. Audition repertoire for undergraduate applicants admissions. Unhappily, the technology emi possessed at the time these renditions of the preludes were captured, in 1953 and 1954, does only marginal justice to him.