Debussy - an Album

The piano music of French composer Claude-Achille Debussy (1862-1918) constitutes one of the most original bodies of keyboard music ever written. This generous volume (80 pages) covers music from the formative stages of his development to his musical maturity, has been meticulously edited with reference to the best contemporary and Urtext sources, and includes insightful notes on each piece by Phyllis Lehrer and Paul Sheftel. The volume includes the complete Children's Corner Suite; Cakewalk (Le Petite Negre); Arabesque No. 1; Clair de lune; La plus que lente; Reverie; and four of the Preludes for Piano (La Cathedrale engloutie; La fille aux cheveux de lin; Minstrels and Bruyeres). This is a collection that belongs in the library of every piano teacher and serious piano student.