Claude Debussy
Preludes Book II

About Claude Debussy's Preludes Book II

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.
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.

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Preview TitleKey Year Level
1. Brouillards   by Debussy piano sheet music AAB 1. Brouillards N/A 1913 8+
2. Feuilles mortes   by Debussy piano sheet music AAC 2. Feuilles mortes N/A 1913 8+
3. La puerta del vino   by Debussy piano sheet music AAD 3. La puerta del vino N/A 1913 8+
4. Les fées sont d'exquises danseuses   by Debussy piano sheet music AAE 4. Les fées sont d'exquises danseuses N/A 1913 8+
5. Bruyères   by Debussy piano sheet music AAF 5. Bruyères N/A 1913 8+
6. "Général lavine" excentric   by Debussy piano sheet music AAG 6. "Général lavine" excentric N/A 1913 8+
7. La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune   by Debussy piano sheet music AAH 7. La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune N/A 1913 8+
8. Ondine   by Debussy piano sheet music AAI 8. Ondine N/A 1913 8+
9. Hommage à S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C.   by Debussy piano sheet music AAJ 9. Hommage à S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C. N/A 1913 8+
10. Canope   by Debussy piano sheet music AAK 10. Canope N/A 1913 8+
11. Les tierces alternées   by Debussy piano sheet music AAL 11. Les tierces alternées N/A 1913 8+
12. Feux d'artifice   by Debussy piano sheet music AAM 12. Feux d'artifice N/A 1913 8+

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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 ...