For clarinet and piano. In February 1909 Debussy was elected a member of the Conseil Superieur of the Paris Conservatoire and in this capacity was called on to serve on the jury at internal competitions. He wasinvited to write two test pieces for the 1910 clarinet contest; one for the interpretation class the other for the sight reading test. The Premiere Rhapsodie was composed during December 1909 and January 1910 concurrentlywith work on the first book of Preludes for piano.
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ISBN 9798350122152. UPC: 196288202004.
Claude Debussy composed two chamber music works for the clarinet. He wrote his Première Rhapsodie and his Petite Pièce as mandatory pieces for the wind competitions at the Paris Conservatoire. With their lyrical tone colours and focus on cantabile melodies, Debussy's sound ideal is evident in both pieces as if under a burning glass. Both are now also available for violin and piano, arranged by pianist and composer Dejan Lazic.
SKU: BA.BA07897-75
ISBN 9790006564392. 32.5 x 25.5 cm inches.
Debussy's Premiere Rhapsodie is one of two concertante works completed, premiered and published during his lifetime. He was commissioned to write it in 1909 for the final examination at the Paris Conservatoire in 1910. Debussy orchestrated it in the summer of 1911. While transferring the clarinet part from the already published version for clarinet and piano, he made a few subtle changes, particularly in m. 201, which has been a bone of contention among clarinettists for over a century.The present scholarly-critical publication is the first Urtext edition of the orchestral version. It draws on every known source and takes into account a previously ignored source that sheds new light on the piece.
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- Urtext editions as close as possible to the composer’s intentions - With alternate versions in full score and parts - Orchestral parts in an enlarged format of 25.5cm x 32.5cm - With cues, rehearsal letters, and page turns where players need them - Clearly presented divisi passages so that players know exactly what they have to play - High-quality paper with a slight yellow tinge which does not glare under lights and is thick enough that reverse pages do not shine through
SKU: BA.BA07897-82
ISBN 9790006564415. 32.5 x 25.5 cm inches.
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ISBN 9790006564385. 32.5 x 25.5 cm inches.
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ISBN 9790006564422. 32.5 x 25.5 cm inches.
Debussy's Premiere Rhapsodie is one of only two concertante works completed, premiered and published during his lifetime. He was commissioned to write it in 1909 for the final examination at the Paris Conservatoire in 1910. Debussy orchestrated it in the summer of 1911. While transferring the clarinet part from the already published version for clarinet and piano, he made a few subtle changes, particularly in m. 201, which has been a bone of contention among clarinettists for over a century. The present scholarly-critical publication is the first Urtext edition of the orchestral version. It draws on every known source and takes into account a previously ignored source that sheds new light on the piece.
SKU: BA.BA07897-65
ISBN 9790006564378. 32.5 x 25.5 cm inches.
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ISBN 9790006564408. 32.5 x 25.5 cm inches.
SKU: HL.50566025
ISBN 9781705192658. UPC: 196288132332. 9.0x12.0x0.105 inches.
This edition is enriched with a historical introduction in French and English by notable clarinettist Pierre Génisson. “[...] this piece is, without a doubt, one of the sweetest I have ever written.†As this letter that Claude Debussy wrote to Durand, his publisher, indicates, the composer held his Rhapsodie for clarinet and piano in very high regard. In 1909, when Gabriel Fauré, then director of the Paris Conservatoire, commissioned the piece, Debussy had never before written for clarinet. He dedicated it to P. Mimart, “as a token of my regard.†After the unanimous recognition of the high quality of this solo, written for competition, Mimart premiered it in public on 16 January 1911 at the Salle Gaveau in Paris. Two years later, Debussy would choose to expand it further, writing a version accompanied by orchestra with a greatly expanded palette of colors. As its name suggests, it is freeform, and emanates a great poetry. The introduction, “Rêveusement lent,†is an evocation of the dawn. This gives way to a scene of nature's awakening, which never ceases to amaze us with its transformations. At times calm and lyrical, it sometimes becomes mischievous, vindictive or even joyous, especially during the scherzando passages. In a heightened impressionist style, Debussy gives free rein to his imagination, demanding tremendous speed and precision from the clarinettist.
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Solo in set.
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