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Claude Debussy

Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125

L. 117

Claude Debussy's Préludes are 24 pieces for solo piano, divided into two books of 12 preludes each. Unlike some notable collections of preludes from prior times, such as Chopin's Op. 28 preludes, or the preludes from Johann Sebastian Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier, Debussy's do not follow a strict pattern of tonal centers. Each book was written in a matter of months, at an unusually fast pace for Debussy. Book I was written between December 1909 and February 1910, and Book II was written between 1911 and 1912.

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Movements

  1. Danseuses de Delphes. Lent et grave
  2. Voiles. Modéré
  3. Le Vent dans la plaine. Animé
  4. «Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir». Modéré
  5. Les collines d'Anacapri. Très modéré
  6. Des pas sur la neige. Triste et lent
  7. Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest. Animé et tumultueux
  8. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif
  9. La sérénade interrompue. Modérément animé
  10. La cathédrale engloutie. Profondément calme
  11. La danse de Puck. Capricieux et léger
  12. Minstrels. Modéré

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