Claude Debussy

The Berceuse Hero'que, a lullaby for a hero, was composed in 1914 as a homage to King Albert I from Belgium and his soldiers. The work opens very dark and mysterious and then builds a huge crescendo....

The Berceuse Hero'que, a lullaby for a hero, was composed in 1914 as a homage to King Albert I from Belgium and his soldiers. The work opens very dark and mysterious and then builds a huge crescendo....

Debussy's Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune was inspired by the poem The Afternoon of a Faune by Stephane Mallarme, and later formed the basis for a ballet choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky. It is one...

Debussy's Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune was inspired by the poem The Afternoon of a Faune by Stephane Mallarme, and later formed the basis for a ballet choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky. It is one...

In 1904 Pleyel, the famous Parisian firm of instrument manufacturers, approached Debussy with a commission for a new test piece for chromatic harp, intended for use in the diploma examinations at the...

In 1904 Pleyel, the famous Parisian firm of instrument manufacturers, approached Debussy with a commission for a new test piece for chromatic harp, intended for use in the diploma examinations at the...

Claude Debussy's L'isle joyeuse (The Happy Island) is an extended solo piano piece that was inspired by Watteau's painting L'Embarquement de Cythère, in which a happy group of revelers depart for/from...

Claude Debussy's L'isle joyeuse (The Happy Island) is an extended solo piano piece that was inspired by Watteau's painting L'Embarquement de Cythère, in which a happy group of revelers depart for/from...

Children's Corner est une suite en six mouvements pour piano solo de Claude Debussy publiée en 1908 et orchestrée plus tard par André Caplet, ami de Debussy. Le sixième et dernier morceau de la suite...

Children's Corner is a six-movement suite for solo piano by Claude Debussy published in 1908 and later orchestrated by Debussy's friend André Caplet. The sixth and last piece of the suite is Golliwogg...

Originally written for piano in 1890, Debussy's 'Rêverie' was one of his earlier works in his career as a composer. The gentle and repetitive theme at the beginning of the piece feels as if a person f...

Originally written for piano in 1890, Debussy's 'Rêverie' was one of his earlier works in his career as a composer. The gentle and repetitive theme at the beginning of the piece feels as if a person f...

In 1909, Gabriel Fauré, Director of the Paris Conservatoire, named Claude Debussy to its Board of Directors. In July, Debussy sat on the jury for the conservatory's annual woodwind 'concours' (exit ex...

In 1909, Gabriel Fauré, Director of the Paris Conservatoire, named Claude Debussy to its Board of Directors. In July, Debussy sat on the jury for the conservatory's annual woodwind 'concours' (exit ex...

La "Rhapsodie pour saxophone alto et orchestre" de Claude Debussy a été commandée en 1903 par Elisa Hall, présidente du Boston Orchestral Club. Debussy, qui se souciait peu de l'instrument et ignorait...

La "Rhapsodie pour saxophone alto et orchestre" de Claude Debussy a été commandée en 1903 par Elisa Hall, présidente du Boston Orchestral Club. Debussy, qui se souciait peu de l'instrument et ignorait...

In 1891, Claude Debussy, accepted an odd commission of a Scottish general named Meredith Reid, a descendant of the 'Lords of Ross'. He asked him to write a march using a traditional melody associated...

In 1891, Claude Debussy, accepted an odd commission of a Scottish general named Meredith Reid, a descendant of the 'Lords of Ross'. He asked him to write a march using a traditional melody associated...

The 'Sarabande' is the second movement from 'Pour le piano' (For the piano), L. 95, a suite for solo piano by Claude Debussy. The suite was completed and published in 1901 and premiered in 1902. 'Pour...

The 'Sarabande' is the second movement from 'Pour le piano' (For the piano), L. 95, a suite for solo piano by Claude Debussy. The suite was completed and published in 1901 and premiered in 1902. 'Pour...

La Tarentelle styrienne a été écrite en 1890 après le retour de Claude Debussy de la Villa Médicis, en Italie, où il avait passé plus de deux ans à étudier dans le cadre des exigences du Prix de Rome,...

La Tarentelle styrienne a été écrite en 1890 après le retour de Claude Debussy de la Villa Médicis, en Italie, où il avait passé plus de deux ans à étudier dans le cadre des exigences du Prix de Rome,...

The Girl With The Flaxen Hair is of Claude Debussy's most popular piano works. It has been said that this piece, with its impressionistic and progressive harmonies, may have been a significant influen...

Clair de Lune, composé à l'origine pour piano, est le troisième mouvement de la Suite Bergamasque du compositeur français Claude Debussy. Cet arrangement pour trombone et orchestre à vent a été écrit...

Clair de Lune, composé à l'origine pour piano, est le troisième mouvement de la Suite Bergamasque du compositeur français Claude Debussy. Cet arrangement pour trombone et orchestre à vent a été écrit...