chopin and debussy questions

[iheartrocky]

Debussy and Chopin are my two favorite composers so ANY suggestions by these two would be appreciated !!!! (i have played for seven  years and am at an intermediate level for i have played the original "Clair de Lune" so nothing simplified but also nothing too intense).

first question: i wanted to select an intermediate level Chopin waltz but don't know what to choose. any suggestions for intermediate would be great.

second question: is there any website that has "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun" for piano for free? i cant find it! I looked on sheetmusicarchive.net but I it didn't list its name, is it under a certain prelude number? please if anyone knows.
-thanks!

[nanabush]

Try Minute Waltz don't know the opus number sorry, but it's a great piece which although is quite difficult isn't his hardest waltz...

[Mozartian]

minute waltz- op. 64 no. 1

[nanabush]

There you go...and sorry forget the opus number for this too, but it's AKA Valse Brillante I believe...that is Grade 10 level in Canada, which is same level as Claire de Lune, so I'm sure you'd be able to learn it.

[Lance Morrison]

second question: is there any website that has "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun" for piano for free? i cant find it! I looked on sheetmusicarchive.net but I it didn't list its name, is it under a certain prelude number? please if anyone knows.
-thanks!

Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune....can't help with sheetmusic, but since it was an indepedent programmatic orchestral work, it does not go under a prelude number as his 24 do. Certainly piano transcriptions exist, but I don't believe any do by the composer, although he definately could play it; the influencial modernist poet Mallarmé, who wrote the poem this 1890 work was based on and would later prove to be an inspiration for Boulez, was completely thrilled and suprised when Debussy played bits of the piece for him ON A HARMONIUM!!!     sorry i can not help

[sharon_f]

For the Chopin Waltz, I would recommend Op. 64, No. 2 in C # minor. For Debussy try Reverie or one (or both) of the Arabesques.

[abell88]

I have an oldish (1970s) book of Debussy's piano music which has L'apres-midi d'un faune...it appears to be by him (that is, there is no credit given for transcription and all the directions are in French). The book is called Enjoy Debussy Piano Solos, compiled by Alexander Shealy, copyright 1968 by Copa Publishing in New York.

[nicko124]

Try some of these, they are not that difficult:-

Debussy - Passepied (from Suite Bermasque)
              - Golliwogs Cakewalk (from Childrens Corner)
              - Prelude (from Suite Bermasque)
              - La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin
              - Sarabande (2.Pour Le Piano)

Chopin - Waltz No 10 in B Minor, Op 69 No 2

[BoliverAllmon]

Try some of these, they are not that difficult:-

Debussy - Passepied (from Suite Bermasque)
              - Golliwogs Cakewalk (from Childrens Corner)
              - Prelude (from Suite Bermasque)
              - La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin
              - Sarabande (2.Pour Le Piano)

Chopin - Waltz No 10 in B Minor, Op 69 No 2

I agree passepied is a great piece go for that one.

[Floristan]

Look at Chopin's Op. 64, No. 2 -- much more rewarding than No. 1, IMO.

[nanabush]

I prefer the first arabesque over the second one...

Try Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum, sounds impressive on a grand IMO, and once you get the feel for it, the rest comes really easily.

[Nordlys]

I have an oldish (1970s) book of Debussy's piano music which has L'apres-midi d'un faune...it appears to be by him (that is, there is no credit given for transcription and all the directions are in French). The book is called Enjoy Debussy Piano Solos, compiled by Alexander Shealy, copyright 1968 by Copa Publishing in New York.

I have read that the pianist George Copeland made a transcription of L'apres-midi d'un faune.  Maybe it is this one that you have got? Debussy is said to have praised this transcription. I have never seen the sheet music for this, would be interesting to see. Have you played through it?