Claude Debussy
Preludes Book I

About Claude Debussy's Preludes Book I

Debussy’s two books of preludes amount to a revolution in piano writing, and reflect better that any of his other works the span of Debussy’s achievement.
The first book (1910) proved to be his most successful work: it includes some of the more popular preludes, such as La fille aux Cheveux de Lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair), and La Cathédrale Engloutie (The Sunken Cathedral), based on the legend of the sunken city of Ys, whose cathedral was allowed to rise to the surface once a day.
Both books include musical idioms from many different parts of the world (Spain, Scotland, Italy, the Orient etc.) and the evocative titles, placed as afterthoughts at the end of each piece, often allude to literary works by Shakespeare, Dickens, Baudelaire, Shelley and others.

ID:32
Preview TitleKey Year Level
1. Danceuses de Delphes   in B-flat Major by Debussy piano sheet music AAB 1. Danceuses de Delphes 33 B-flat Major 1908 8
2. Voiles   by Debussy piano sheet music AAC 2. Voiles N/A 1908 8
3. Le vent dans la plaine   by Debussy piano sheet music AAD 3. Le vent dans la plaine N/A 1908 8
4. Les sons et les parfums tornent dans l'air du soir   by Debussy piano sheet music AAE 4. Les sons et les parfums tornent dans l'air du soir N/A 1908 8
5. Les collines d'Anacapri   by Debussy piano sheet music AAF 5. Les collines d'Anacapri N/A 1908 8+
6. Des pas sur la neige   by Debussy piano sheet music AAG 6. Des pas sur la neige N/A 1908 8+
7. Ce qu'a vu le Vent d'Ouest   by Debussy piano sheet music AAH 7. Ce qu'a vu le Vent d'Ouest N/A 1908 8+
8. La fille aux cheveux de lin   by Debussy piano sheet music AAI 8. La fille aux cheveux de lin N/A 1908 7
9. La sérénade interrompue   by Debussy piano sheet music AAJ 9. La sérénade interrompue N/A 1908 8+
10. La cathédrale engloutie   by Debussy piano sheet music AAK 10. La cathédrale engloutie N/A 1908 8+
11. La danse de Puck   by Debussy piano sheet music AAL 11. La danse de Puck N/A 1908 8+
12. Minstrels   by Debussy piano sheet music AAM 12. Minstrels N/A 1908 8+

Forum posts about the Preludes Book I by Claude Debussy

Favorite (and hardest?) Debussy Prelude? by liszt-and-the-galops
What are your favorite Debussy Preludes and which ones do you think are the hardest? IMO Best: Can't decide Hardest: Feux D'artific...

Favorite Debussy Prelude Interpretations? by fftransform
Been making a few playlists on Youtube of my fav Debussy Prelude perfs; have found a lot of sets that I didn't know about before, like ...

Interludes to Debussy's Preludes- anyone heard of them? by thorn
I went to a recital a few years ago where the pianist played Debussy's Preludes with newly composed intermissions- the first combined i...

ATCL Diploma Repertoire confusion over wording by emmasommerv
Hello everyone, I'm picking my repertoire for the ATCL diploma and I'm a bit unsure of the wording here; Debussy: from Preludes f...

how to scan 10 X 12" Debussy score by tinctoria88
Does anyone have experience with scaning a score of Debussy's Preludes that's 10 X 12" dimensions?  I have low vision an...

Debussy Preludes 3,7,17 Recording by daniele1234
Hello, everyone. Recently, just a few days ago, I recorded myself playing a selection of Debussy preludes - no3 le vent dans la plaine, no7 ...

Debussy's preludes and their relations by piulento
Hi, just wanted to share a thought that has been running through my mind for the past week or so, if you were to be kind enough to express y...

Debussy Preludes by alialvarez
Hey, so I just wanted to post some Debussy Preludes I just remembered I uploaded on youtube some time ago. Comments are welcome!  ;D w...