Préludes, Livre 1 (Debussy, Claude)

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Performer Pages Paavali Jumppanen (piano)
Publisher Info. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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11 more: 2. Voiles • 3. Le vent dans la plaine • 4. 'Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir' • 5. Les collines d'Anacapri • 6. Des pas sur la neige • 7. Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest • 8. La fille aux cheveux de lin • 9. La sérénade interrompue • 10. La cathédrale engloutie • 11. La danse de Puck • 12. Minstrels

Performer Pages Ivan Ilić (Piano)
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11 more: 2. Voiles • 3. Le vent dans la plaine • 4. 'Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir' • 5. Les collines d'Anacapri • 6. Des pas sur la neige • 7. Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest • 8. La fille aux cheveux de lin • 9. La sérénade interrompue • 10. La cathédrale engloutie • 11. La danse de Puck • 12. Minstrels

Performer Pages Monique Haas (piano)
Publisher Info. Deutsche Grammophon, 1963. LPM 18 831.
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11 more: 2. Voiles • 3. Le vent dans la plaine • 4. 'Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir' • 5. Les collines d'Anacapri • 6. Des pas sur la neige • 7. Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest • 8. La fille aux cheveux de lin • 9. La sérénade interrompue • 10. La cathédrale engloutie • 11. La danse de Puck • 12. Minstrels

Performer Pages Guiomar Novaes (piano)
Publisher Info. Vox, 1956.
Reissue Guiomar Novaes: Debussy - Prelúdios - Recital Vol.2 - Vox, 1984. VOX - CID 11006.
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Performer Pages Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano)
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Performer Pages Chiara Bertoglio (Piano)
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Performer Pages Heather W. Reichgott (Piano)
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Performer Pages Luis Kolodin (Piano)
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Performer Pages Stefano Ligoratti (Piano)
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Performer Pages André Watts (piano)
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Columbia, 1964. MS 6636.
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Performer Pages Guiomar Novaes (piano)
Publisher Info. Novaes plays Chopin, Liszt, Debussy — Decca, 1963. SLP-7541.
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Performer Pages Guiomar Novaes (piano)
Publisher Info. Debussy: Preludes — Book 1 - Vox, 1957. PL 10.180.
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Danseuses des Delphes (No.1)

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Des pas sur la neige (No.6)

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La fille aux cheveux de lin (No.8)

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La Catheral engloutie (No.10)

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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand et Cie., 1910. Plate D. & F. 7687.
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Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand et Cie., 1910. Plate D. & F. 7687.
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Editor Konstantin Sorokin (1909–1998)
Publisher. Info. Sobranie sochinenii dlya fortepiano, Vol.3
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1964.
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12 more: 1. Danseuses de Delphes • 2. Voiles • 3. Le Vent dans la plaine • 4. "Les Sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir" • 5. Les Collines d'Anacapri • 6. Des Pas sur la neige • 7. Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest • 8. La Fille aux cheveux de lin • 9. La Sérénade interrompue • 10. La Cathédrale engloutie • 11. La Danse de Puck • 12. Minstrels

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Editor Ernst-Günter Heinemann (b. 1945)
Publisher. Info. Munich: G. Henle Verlag, 1986. Plate HN 383.
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Publisher. Info. Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics, No.1972.
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Editor Ray Alston
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Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand et Cie., 1910. Plate D. & F. 7687.
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Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand et Cie., 1910. Plate D. & F. 7687.
Reprinted Album de six morceaus choisis pour piano seul (pp.21-22)
Paris: Durand & Fils, 1911. Plate D. & F. 8246.
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Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand, 1910. Plate D. & F. 7687.
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Misc. Notes The copy from International Harp Archives has markings in pencil for harp. From the International Harp Archives at Brigham Young University
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Editor Pierre Gouin - Contact
Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2007
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11 more: 2. Voiles • 3. Le vent dans la plaine • 4. 'Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir' • 5. Les collines d'Anacapri • 6. Des pas sur la neige • 7. Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest • 8. La fille aux cheveux de lin • 9. La sérénade interrompue • 10. La cathédrale engloutie • 11. La danse de Puck • 12. Minstrels

Arranger Rob Saman
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Danseuses des Delphes (No.1)

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Des pas sur la neige (No.6)

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Arranger Charles Anthony Johnson (b. 1939)
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La fille aux cheveux de lin (No.8)

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Arranger Colette Mourey
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Arranger Hubert Mouton (1872–1954)
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Arranger Michael V. Hindrichs (b. 1956)
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Arranger Erik Hamrefors (b. 1984)
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For 4 Saxophones (Larocque)
Arranger Jacques Larocque
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Arranger Steve Shorter (b. 1958)
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Arranger Arthur Hartmann (1881–1956)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand et Cie., 1910. Plate D. & F. 7877.
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Arranger Léon Roques (1839–1923)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand et Cie., 1910. Plate D. & F. 7839.
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Arranger Norbert Körner
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Arranger Léon Roques (1839–1923)
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La Cathédrale engloutie (No.10)

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Arranger Alexandre Casaccia (b. 1991)
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Arranger Charles Anthony Johnson (b. 1939)
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11 more: Flute 1/2 • Oboe 1/2 • Clarinet 1, 2 • Bassoon • Horn 1/2 • Timpani • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Arranger Hubert Mouton (1872–1954)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand, n.d.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A8290.
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Arranger Hideo Kamioka (b. 1958)
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Minstrels (No.12)

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Arranger Hubert Mouton (1872–1954)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand, n.d.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A8330.
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9 more: Piano Score (Bassoon) • Piano Score (Alto Saxophone (E♭)) • Piano Score (Tenor Saxophone (B♭)) • Piano Score (Baritone Saxophone (E♭)) • Clarinet (B♭) • Bassoon • Alto Saxophone (E♭) • Tenor Saxophone (B♭) • Baritone Saxophone (E♭)

Arranger Jacques Larocque
Publisher. Info. Saint-Maurice, QC: Productions du Moliantegok, 2013.
Moli 221004, 231003, 241017, 241012, 241011
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La fille aux cheveux de lin (No.8)

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Feduol (2024/1/8)

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Publisher. Info. Hu Haipeng, 2019.
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For Violin and Piano (Hartmann)

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Feduol (2024/1/8)

Arranger Arthur Hartmann (1881–1956)
Editor Hu Haipeng (b. 1984)
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General Information

Work Title Préludes, Premier Livre
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Voiles; ヴェール; Żagle
Name Aliases ; Préludes, Book I: Voiles
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 184216852; BNF: 13980574q
Composer Debussy, Claude
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. CD 125 ; L.117
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. ICD 71
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 12 preludes:
1. Danseuses de delphes
2. Voiles
3. Le vent dans la plaine
4. 'Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir'
5. Les collines d'Anacapri
6. Des pas sur la neige
7. Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest
8. La fille aux cheveux de lin
9. La sérénade interrompue
10. La cathédrale engloutie
11. La danse de Puck
12. Minstrels
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1909-10
First Performance. 1910-05-25 in Paris (Nos.1, 2, 10, 11)
Société musicale indépendante, Claude Debussy (piano)

1911-05-03 in Paris, Salle Pleyel (complete)

Jane Mortier (piano)
First Publication. 1910 – Paris: Durand et Cie., Plate D. & F. 7687, 52 pages
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano
External Links Centre de documentation Claude Debussy
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