Use of the whole tone scale in debussy s voiles, prelude. The piece elicits feelings of serenity within an eerie tranquility. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. The title of the piece may be translated to english as either veils or sails. Pentatonic scale in debussy s voiles as discussed before, the other two pieces are in the pentatonic scale as well. The debussy prelude voiles, which i have not touched since my christmas concert, was languid and transparent, something i have been struggling to achieve at home.
This album, which is a crystal of transparent aesthetic excluding any emptiness, has become a masterpiece suitable for commemorating the 100th anniversary of debussys death. Claude debussys painterly preludes the subtle, elusive quality of debussys twentyfour preludes is captured perfectly by pianist paul jacobs, who plays them with a tolling, belllike sound. In a way, debussys choice of title for this work preludes marks a turning. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Hyacinth talk contribs created by using sibelius 5. As the dan tranh is tuned to the pentatonic scale itself, the khong minh toa lau is naturally in a pentatonic scale, with many descending and ascending glissandos within this scale. Claude debussy, in full achilleclaude debussy, born august 22, 1862, saint germainenlaye, francedied march 25, 1918, paris, french composer whose works were a seminal force in the music of the 20th century. A descriptive analysis of the preludes book 1 of claude debussy. Voiles da preludi, libro i, per pianoforte debussy voiles preludes, book 1 no.
Claude debussy a ecouter sur deezer musique en streaming. Claude debussy s preludes are 24 pieces for solo piano, divided into two books of 12 preludes each. Unlike other collections of preludes by great composers, debussy s do not follow a strict pattern of key signature. Claude debussy musiker musikdatenbank radio swiss classic. The purpose of this thesis is to discuss and give a descriptive analysis of twelve of the twentyfour preludes written by claude debussy. Later he could not compose without having his favorite porcelain frog. It is the second piece in a set of twelve preludes published in 1910. Its a piece that is very well suited to an instrument with a very singing, limpid treble set over a deep, resonant bass perfect for those recurring bflat pedal points. Drawing a genealogy from the national music school of paris, yoshiyuki yokoyama finally approaches the roots of his studies in the masterful debussy preludes 1 and 2. Claude debussy s painterly preludes the subtle, elusive quality of debussy s twentyfour preludes is captured perfectly by pianist paul jacobs, who plays them with a tolling, belllike sound.
Voiles meaning and origin of the name voiles wikiname. With glissandos emulating the sound of a harp, and by incorporating numerous dissonant chords that do not resolve to any traditional patterns of chord. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Debussy, pentatonicism, and the tonal tradition jeremy day. Voiles is a composition by claude debussy for solo piano from 1909. Claude debussy was born on the 22nd august 1862 in saint germainenlaye, france. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans lair du soir modere 3. Aug 19, 2016 debussy did nothing less than liberate music from the domination by functional harmony which had prevailed for three centuries. Claude debussys preludes are 24 pieces for solo piano, divided into two books of 12 preludes each. I provide the original scanned version and the filtered, because the filter does some changes smoothening, sharpening borders and some portions of the scan get lost sometimes when they are too small e. Voiles, number 2 from book i of debussy s preludes.
P ierrelaurent aimards muchpublicised recent claim in an interview with a german newspaper that debussy is a greater composer than wagner is by no. He developed a highly original system of harmony and musical structure that expressed in many respects the ideals to which the impressionist and symbolist painters and writers of. Claude debussy, french composer whose works were a seminal force in the music of the 20th century. Ralph votapek debussy 24 preludes preludes, book i19091910 37. Walter morse rummel, piano complete first pub lication. Often dubbed a musical impressionist, but his music always has a strong sense of form. P ierrelaurent aimards muchpublicised recent claim in an interview with a german newspaper that debussy is a. Claude debussy wielcy kompozytorzy 28 2005, book, cd. This paper also includes a brief history of preludes as well as possible influences upon debussy and his compositions.
Debussy preludes, book 1 download free sheet music. Buy debussy preludes by claude debussy, pascal roge from amazons classical music store. Achilleclaude debussy 22nd august 1862 25th march 1918 was a french composer. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Voiles music score from preludes book 1 debussy, claude at imslp notes on voiles on. Prelude voiles, book 1 no 2 prelude voiles book 1 no 2. Voiles, from debussys first book of preludes, certainly displays some of debussys compositional affinities. Voiles, meaning either veils or sails in french, is an example of an impressionist piece of music even though debussy himself refused the title of an impressionist.
He was too good a composer to imitate debussy, although there are a few examples of direct influence it. Preludes books 1 and 2 paperback april 1, 1999 by claude debussy composer 4. Inspired by the performances of the american dancer loie fuller, whose scarf dances were. Claude debussy paul jacobs preludes for piano books. He was one of the most important figures in music at the turn of the 20th century. Some traumatizing events in his childhood caused him a depression and he never spoke about his early years. Two excerpts from the emperor concerto, showing beethovens use of uneven groups of notes. Debussy, pentatonicism, and the tonal tradition jeremy dayo. A descriptive analysis of the preludes book 1 of claude. These compositions, while endearing themselves to both pianist and listener, also occupy an important place in musical. Datetime dimensions user comment 15 december 2011, 14. Preludes, book 1, l 117 les sons et les parfums tournent dans lair du soir.
Some pedaling marks at the bottom if these pages were cut off. Except for some mild, localized chromaticism and a short pentatonic passage, the entire piece uses the whole. Publication date 1910 topics preludes, for piano, scores featuring the piano, for 1 player collection imslp. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans lair du soir. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Roge has recorded a number of the french standards over the years. Recorded at saint johns church, loughton, september 1995 licensed m. Debussy preludes, book 1 by claude debussy 18621918. I would argue the tonality of this piece as being primarily based in c major. Claude debussy s preludes are two sets of pieces for solo piano, written in 191010 and 1912, and published as book i and ii respectively.
Debussys most dramatic contribution to music history was his disregard for traditional chord structures and tonality. In his later works, debussy took greater chances, implementing more nonresolving dissonances selfproclaimed floating chords and fragmented forms. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l air du soir 5. Sviatoslav richter plays debussy preludes book i duration. Claude debussy 18621918 was a 20thcentury french composer and one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music. In 1880, tchaikovsky commented on one of debussys early pieces. This album, which is a crystal of transparent aesthetic excluding any emptiness, has become a masterpiece suitable for commemorating the 100th anniversary of debussy s death. Unlike some notable collections of preludes from prior times, such as chopins op. Among the most important 20th century composers, and the most influential. He developed a highly original system of harmony and musical structure that expressed in many respects the ideals to which the impressionist and symbolist painters and writers of his time aspired. Three years exist between the publication of the first and second book, with the former appearing in 1910. Jan 09, 2010 voiles, number 2 from book i of debussys preludes. Use of the whole tone scale in debussys voiles, prelude.
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