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Claude Debussy

From “Clair de Lune”, measure 1.

Claude Debussy is represented here through music from the Impressionist period. His keyboard writing reshaped harmony and colour at the piano. The library currently includes 22 pieces by Claude Debussy.

Pieces in the library

  1. Aquarelles I. Green (piano part)

    An upper-intermediate piece from the Impressionist period, in Gb major, and about 2 minutes to play.

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  2. Aquarelles II. Spleen (piano part)

    An advanced piece from the Impressionist period, in F minor, and about 1 minute to play.

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  3. Arabesque No. 1 in E Major

    An upper-intermediate piece from the Impressionist period, in E major, and about 4 minutes to play.

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  4. C’est l’extase langoureuse (piano part)

    An upper-intermediate piece from the Impressionist period, in E major, and about 47 seconds to play.

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  5. Clair de Lune

    An advanced piece from the Impressionist period, in Db major, and about 5 minutes to play.

    The third movement of the Suite bergamasque, named after a Verlaine poem — rolling, harp-like arpeggios under a slow-moving melody that drifts through Debussy's characteristic blurred, pedal-soaked harmony. Written in his twenties, published in his forties, and now the most famous piece of music he ever wrote.

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  6. Harmonie du Soir (piano part)

    An advanced piece from the Impressionist period, in B major, and about 2 minutes to play.

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  7. Il pleure dans mon coeur (piano part)

    An advanced piece from the Impressionist period, in G# minor, and about 2 minutes to play.

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  8. La Chevelure (piano part)

    An advanced piece from the Impressionist period, in Gb major, and about 2 minutes to play.

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  9. La flûte de Pan (piano part)

    An advanced piece from the Impressionist period, in B major, and about 1 minute to play.

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  10. La Grotte Auprès de cette grotte sombre (piano part)

    An advanced piece from the Impressionist period, in G# minor, and about 43 seconds to play.

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  11. La Mort des Amants (piano part)

    An advanced piece from the Impressionist period, in Gb major, and about 1 minute to play.

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  12. L’âme évaporée (piano part)

    An intermediate piece from the Impressionist period, in D major, and about 1 minute to play.

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  13. Le Balcon (piano part)

    An advanced piece from the Impressionist period, in C major, and about 5 minutes to play.

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  14. Le Jet d’Eau (piano part)

    An upper-intermediate piece from the Impressionist period, in C major, and about 4 minutes to play.

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  15. Le Tombeau des Naïades (piano part)

    An advanced piece from the Impressionist period, in F# major, and about 1 minute to play.

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  16. Les cloches (piano part)

    An intermediate piece from the Impressionist period, in E major, and about 2 minutes to play.

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  17. L’ombre des arbres (piano part)

    An upper-intermediate piece from the Impressionist period, in C# major, and about 56 seconds to play.

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  18. Mandoline (piano part)

    An upper-intermediate piece from the Impressionist period, in G major, and about 2 minutes to play.

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  19. Paysages belges. Chevaux de bois (piano part)

    An advanced piece from the Impressionist period, in E major, and about 2 minutes to play.

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  20. Recueillement (piano part)

    An upper-intermediate piece from the Impressionist period, in C# major, and about 3 minutes to play.

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  21. Rondel Le temps a laissé son manteau (piano part)

    An upper-intermediate piece from the Impressionist period, in C# minor, and about 1 minute to play.

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  22. Rondel Pour ce que Plaisance est morte (piano part)

    An upper-intermediate piece from the Impressionist period, in D minor, and about 55 seconds to play.

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