Format : Sheet music
Single Edition From Hn 404-This piece is straightforward in its construction but highly advanced in its harmonies and links up with the widely popular 19th-century tradition of the “night piece” or “nocturne” forpiano.Its themes and modulations are highly reminiscent of Gabriel Fauré but in its chromatic voice-leading and unusual treatment of metre – such as in the 7/4 central section – Debussy makes a statementall of his own. Nothing is known about the history of its composition.Debussy’s 1892 contract with his publisher states merely that the composer had originally called it “Interlude” but then decided uponthe far more suitable title of “Nocturne”. One of Debussy’s most popular early piano works it is now available in a Henle Urtext edition.
SKU: BT.1956-13-400-M
ISBN 9789043137546. 9x12 inches. English-German.
Aniko Drabon, the editor of this book of piano masterworks, is also the pianist on the accompanying CD recordings. She is known among other things as the author of the successful Tastenzauberei piano tutor method. PIANO MASTERWORKS richtet sich an fortgeschrittene Klavierspieler, die eine pianistische Grundausbildung absolviert haben, wie z. B. die bekannte Klavierschule TASTENZAUBEREI von Aniko Drabon. Während ihrer langjährigen Tätigkeit als Klavierpädagogin sammelte die Herausgeberin die Lieblingsstücke ihrer Schüler. Die schönsten Titel wählte sie nun für dieses Buch aus. Die Audio-CD dient als Beispiel für eine Interpretation der Werke.
SKU: HL.49045865
ISBN 9790001170710. UPC: 888680784263. 9.0x12.0x0.097 inches.
This first print is a rarity: the highly virtuoso, evocative 'Nocturne' owes its creation to an instrument that has only survived as a museum piece. Gustave Lyon, the director of the French instrument maker Pleyel, commissioned Charles Koechlin as well as several other French composers (such as Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel) to write works for the 'harpe chromatique' developed by him around 1900. In contrast to the common pedal harp, the chromatic harp allows for an unlimited modulatory range. Nevertheless, the instrument did not gain much acceptance and remained exotic. Koechlin was aware of the difficulty of introducing and establishing new instruments. He therefore, from the very beginning, had the piano as an alternative of equal value in mind when writing his Nocturne.
SKU: HL.50577579
SKU: M7.BRP-1006
SKU: BT.BVP1006
