Claude Debussy

THREE GREAT

ORCHESTRAL WORKS

in Full Score

"It may be in fact that I have taken on a task that is too much for me;
there is no precedent, so I am obliged to invent new forms."

Unquestionably one of the most influential of modern composers, Claude Debussy (1862—1918) overturned traditional concepts of form, harmony and coloring in creating a body of music characterized by innovation, individuality of style and perfection of workmanship.

Among his most popular, most performed, most recorded works are the three compositions reprinted in this volume: the revolutionary Prelude l'apres-midi d'un Jaune, which, in a sense, "awakened" modern music; the exquisite Nocturnes, shimmering models of delicate impressionism; and La Mer, complex, suggestive, a masterpiece of orchestral texture.

This new Dover volume presents the complete scores of all three works — reproduced from early French editions — in one convenient source. Musicians and music lovers will appreciate this inexpensive edition of a trio of orchestral favorites — pieces that mark not only key points in the composer's personal progress, but in the progress of modern music as well.

Dover Original. Republication of early French editions of Prelude l'apres-midi d'un faune, Nocturnes, La Mer. New Table of Contents and New Glossary of French terms. vii + ^279pp.9 3/8 x 12 1/4. Paperbound.

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Claude Debussy

THREE GREAT ORCHESTRAL WORKS

ISBN 0-486-24441-5

THREE GREAT

ORCHESTRAL WORKS