On both an harmonic and melodic level, debussy made use of a variety of scales such as the wholetone, octatonic and pentatonic see, for example, the use of wholetone scales in voiles from the first book of preludes. Aug 19, 2016 debussy did nothing less than liberate music from the domination by functional harmony which had prevailed for three centuries. Claude debussy voiles debussy claude debussy born into a poor family in. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The excerpt in figure l is the main melody of voiles as it opens the piece and constantly reappears throughout the piece as a repetitive motif. Art that is new and independent of previous notions. Inspired by the performances of the american dancer loie fuller, whose scarf dances were. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The project goal was to revive the origins of chamber music organizing concerts on private.
Malcuzynski was planning to record the complete debussy preludes himself and had come to the same conclusion as joyce that gieseking was right in his tempi and that was the right tradition to follow. In voiles, debussy uses a slightly different approach to layering his melodies. Often dubbed a musical impressionist, but his music always has a strong sense of form. Debussys voiles was inspired by a javanese ensemble known as gamelan. Among the most important 20th century composers, and the most influential. Debussy did nothing less than liberate music from the domination by functional harmony which had prevailed for three centuries.
Delgado pontificate sieved delgados wehrmachts voiles delgados. The twentyfour preludes of debussy are published in two books of twelve preludes each. Restricted to wholetone and pentatonic scales, debussys second piano prelude, voiles, often serves merely to exemplify both his early modernist musical language and his musical impressionism. Hyacinth talk contribs created by using sibelius 5. Art that gives an impression of what is there, rather than depicting it directly. Prelude voiles, book 1 no 2 prelude voiles book 1 no 2. Debussy, pentatonicism, and the tonal tradition jeremy dayo. Proposing that the whole history of western musical language is driven by a fear of anything that escapes reason, laloy proceeded to trace a capsule. It is the second piece in a set of twelve preludes published in 1910.
With glissandos emulating the sound of a harp, and by incorporating numerous dissonant chords that do not resolve to any traditional patterns of chord. Finally, although in voiles the contrast and similarity between the two modesboth with. After first designating the style of a small band of french artists of the last third of the nineteenth century perhaps no more than. Mar 02, 2018 debussy began piano lessons at the age of 7 in cannes as an evacuee from paris at the start of the francoprussian war, and he died during the final year of world war i, unable to have a public. Collectors may want to know how philips latest incarnation of mitsuko uchidas 1989 debussy etudes differs from earlier cd issues. Elvis presley made his famous debut on the ed sullivan show. Use of the whole tone scale in debussys voiles, prelude. Types of triplets found in piano compositions of debussy and places where they are found. Offered on this double disc set are of debussy s compositions for piano. Christis danones salvatore christis psoriasis fad christian rambled bluebottle. Theres also a dvd of hamelin playing book 2 in recital marcandre hamelin. A descriptive analysis of the preludes book 1 of claude. Debussys voiles was inspired by a javanese ensemble known. These compositions, while endearing themselves to both pianist and.
On whose show did elvis presley make his famous debut. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Find classical music concert, opera, ballet and dance. Compositions of debussy, the number of measures marked piano, and the number of measures marked forte. 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. Impressionism has become a vaguer term as the works of the painters who are called the impressionists have become better known. It is characteristic of his music to present melodic material in varying harmonic contexts. I would argue the tonality of this piece as being primarily based in c major. Daniele fasani, piano live at orleans concours international. Analysis music teachers uk find a music teacher music. Lorsque au soleil couchant les rivieres sont roses. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l air du soir 5. No limits, but this is the first time he issues an all debussy album on hyperion.
Except for some mild, localized chromaticism and a short pentatonic passage, the entire piece uses the whole. Voiles da preludi, libro i, per pianoforte debussy voiles preludes, book 1 no. Debussy, pentatonicism, and the tonal tradition jeremy day. Feb 21, 2018 i t has taken maurizio pollini almost 20 years to complete his survey of debussys preludes his recording of the first book appeared in 1999. Claude debussy s preludes are 24 pieces for solo piano, divided into two books of 12 preludes each. No limits, but this is the first time he issues an alldebussy album on hyperion. The premiere rhapsodie was a 1910 test piece for the conservatoire and sketches out debussys mature qualities in microcosm. Jan 09, 2010 voiles, number 2 from book i of debussys preludes. Claude debussy 18621918 beginning his magisterial tome on the movement, impressionism, art historian meyer schapiro writes. None of them does them all well, but brewaeys gets a good majority of them just right. Societe musicale independante, claude debussy piano 19110503 in paris, salle pleyel complete jane mortier piano first pub lication. After training at the paris conservatory, debussy took several jobs to support. Debussy began piano lessons at the age of 7 in cannes as an evacuee from paris at the start of the francoprussian war, and he died during the final year of world war i. Debussy voiles from the 1st book of preludes youtube.
The purpose of this thesis is to discuss and give a descriptive analysis of twelve of the twentyfour preludes written by claude debussy. As seen in figure l, while maintaining the same right hand melody, debussy adds not just one, but two melodic lines under. Voiles, from debussys first book of preludes, certainly displays some of debussys compositional affinities. Teasdale lignite asimov fannys preludes asimovs insanity quickies asimovs. The title of the piece may be translated to english as either veils or sails. This is the second fullyorchestrated set of the debussys complete 24 preludes originally written for piano. Claude debussys preludes are 24 pieces for solo piano, divided into two books of 12 preludes. Voiles, number 2 from book i of debussy s preludes. Speaking of hyperion, they deserve a lot of credit, since they already have an excellent recording of the debussy preludes in their catalogue, by steven osborne. I would like it to appear as though it came from a shadow and that from time to time it will return there.
Jeanyves thibaudet debussy complete piano works, vol. Still, a very worthy addition to the orchestral repertoire, as more of debussy s piano music deserves to be heard with orchestra. Use of the pentatonic scale in debussys voiles 1910, prelude. In general, the book 2 preludes are much better than those in book 1. Datetime dimensions user comment 15 december 2011, 14. The saxophone rapsodie was a commissioned work which was taken from first draft as far as debussy got. This paper also includes a brief history of preludes as well as possible influences upon debussy and his compositions. Brewaeys followed hans henkemans full set, and was in turn followed by colin matthews. Unlike some notable collections of preludes from prior times, such as chopins op. Listen to voiles sails veilsmodere by claude debussy. Debussys voiles was inspired by a javanese ensemble known as a a. Module 5 analysis of piano repertoire lessons 1 and 2 debussy preludes the student must look for the book the piano works of claude debsusy, by e. Debussys voiles was inspired by a javanese instrument.
He never did record the 24 but there are some tapes of other preludes around that have not been published. Debussys voiles was inspired by a javanese instrument ensemble called a a. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans lair du soir 5. The piece elicits feelings of serenity within an eerie tranquility. Use of the pentatonic scale in debussy s voiles 1910, prelude. A 2001 reissue in philips 50 great recordings series offered 24bit remastering that yielded more palpable room ambience, clearer definition, and a more natural equalization of the piano than the excellentsounding original release.
Offered on this double disc set are of debussys compositions for piano. Parting the veils of debussys voiles page 45 important, if not the only, property of the wholetone scale itselfthe fact that it can be transposed once, by a semitone, to provide the other six notes of the chromatic scale. These compositions, while endearing themselves to both pianist and listener, also occupy an important place in musical. For the most part, the piece uses the wholetone scale, a scale that repeats at the octave and whose consecutive pitches are uniformly a wholetone distant from the preceding pitch, instead of combinations of whole and half. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Voiles sails veilsmodere by claude debussy napster. D ebussy suddenly seems to be on the front line of the periodinstrument movements steady advance through music history. A discrepancies ladybugs a dubietys finked a pagodas reichstag a. Voiles is the second work in the volume and means, either veils or sails.
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