Children's Corner (Debussy)

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Children's Corner is a six-movement piano suite by Claude Debussy, composed for his young daughter and noted for its playful, childlike character and impressionistic style.

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Children's Corner (Debussy) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf piano suite ⓘ
solo piano composition ⓘ
approximateCompositionPeriod 1906–1908 ⓘ
cataloguedIn Lesure catalogue ⓘ
character childlike ⓘ
playful ⓘ
composer Claude Debussy ⓘ
containsParody Golliwogg's Cakewalk parody of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde ⓘ
countryOfFirstPublication France ⓘ
dedicatedTo Chouchou Debussy ⓘ
linked to: Claude-Emma Debussy

Claude-Emma Debussy ⓘ
dedicationNote À ma chère petite Chouchou, avec les tendres excuses de son père pour ce qui va suivre ⓘ
duration approximately 15–20 minutes ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1908 ⓘ
genre children's music (for adults to play) ⓘ
suite ⓘ
hasNotableRecording Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli recording ⓘ
Claudio Arrau recording ⓘ
Krystian Zimerman recording ⓘ
Walter Gieseking recording ⓘ
hasPart Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum ⓘ
linked to: Gradus ad Parnassum

Golliwogg's Cakewalk ⓘ
Jimbo's Lullaby ⓘ
linked to: Jimbo’s Lullaby

Serenade for the Doll ⓘ
The Little Shepherd ⓘ
The Snow is Dancing ⓘ
inspiredBy toys and games of Debussy's daughter ⓘ
instrumentation solo piano ⓘ
intendedAudience children ⓘ
intendedPerformer pianist ⓘ
keyOfMovement1 D major ⓘ
keyOfMovement2 D minor ⓘ
keyOfMovement3 D major ⓘ
keyOfMovement4 D minor ⓘ
keyOfMovement5 G major ⓘ
keyOfMovement6 E-flat major ⓘ
languageOfMovementTitles English ⓘ
movementNumberOf Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum:1 ⓘ
linked to: Gradus ad Parnassum

Golliwogg's Cakewalk:6 ⓘ
Jimbo's Lullaby:2 ⓘ
linked to: Jimbo’s Lullaby

Serenade for the Doll:3 ⓘ
The Little Shepherd:5 ⓘ
The Snow is Dancing:4 ⓘ
linked to: The Snow is Dancing
notableMovement Golliwogg's Cakewalk ⓘ
numberOfMovements 6 ⓘ
opusOrCatalogueNumber L. 113 ⓘ
publisher Durand ⓘ
style Impressionism ⓘ

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André Caplet → orchestrated → Children's Corner (Debussy) ⓘ