Préludes (Book I)

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Préludes (Book I) is a landmark collection of twelve solo piano pieces by Claude Debussy that exemplifies his impressionistic style and innovative approach to harmony and color.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf piano composition collection ⓘ
suite ⓘ
catalogueNumber CD 125 ⓘ
composer Claude Debussy ⓘ
compositionYears 1909–1910 ⓘ
containsWork Ce qu’a vu le vent d’ouest ⓘ
Danseuses de Delphes ⓘ
Des pas sur la neige ⓘ
La cathédrale engloutie ⓘ
La danse de Puck ⓘ
La fille aux cheveux de lin ⓘ
La sérénade interrompue ⓘ
Le vent dans la plaine ⓘ
Les collines d’Anacapri ⓘ
linked to: Anacapri

Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir ⓘ
Minstrels ⓘ
Voiles ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
dedicatedTo no overall dedicatee ⓘ
firstEditionFormat printed score for piano ⓘ
firstPublicationDate 1910 ⓘ
followedBy Préludes (Book II) ⓘ
linked to: Préludes (Book I)
follows Estampes ⓘ
genre classical music ⓘ
hasOrderingPrinciple non-chronological by key ⓘ
hasTitleTranslation Preludes, Book I ⓘ
linked to: Préludes (Book I)
historicalSignificance landmark of impressionistic piano literature ⓘ
influenced 20th-century piano repertoire ⓘ
instrumentation solo piano ⓘ
keyStructure varied keys ⓘ
languageOfTitles French ⓘ
notableFeature evocative titles placed at the end of each piece ⓘ
innovative harmony ⓘ
use of musical color ⓘ
numberOfPieces 12 ⓘ
opusNumber L. 117 ⓘ
originalTitle Préludes, premier livre ⓘ
linked to: Préludes (Book I)
partOf Debussy’s Préludes ⓘ
linked to: Préludes (Book I)
period early 20th century ⓘ
publisher Durand ⓘ
style Impressionism ⓘ
targetPerformer advanced pianists ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration about 40 minutes ⓘ
usesTechnique modal harmony ⓘ
parallel chords ⓘ
pedal points ⓘ
planing ⓘ

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