Songs of Claude Debussy, Vol. 1

A major critical edition of important standard repertory with 61 songs in 2 volumes. All songs are presented only in the original key, with no transpositions. All the song cycles and groupings appear in one of the two volumes. Years in preparation, this edition is based on the most reliable sources available in the world, with most of the research centered at the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris. Each song is presented with a line-by-line translation and full critical notes citing the research as it applies to specifics in the songs. Also includes a glossary of French terms. Contents: Deux romances (Romance: L'me vapore; Les cloches) Les anglus Trois mlodies de Paul Verlaine (La mer est plus belle; Le son du cor; L'chelonnement des haies) Ftes galantes, srie I (En sourdine; Fantoches; Clair de lune) Proses lyriques (De rve; De grve; De fleurs; De soir) Trois chansons de Bilitis (La flte de Pan; La chevelure; Le tombeau des Naades) Dans le jardin Ftes galantes, srie II (Les ingnus; Le faune; Colloque sentimental) Trois chansons de France (Rondel: Le temps a laissi; La grotte; Rondel: Pour ce que Palisance) Le promenoir des deux amants (Crois mon conseil, chre Climne; Je tremble en voyant ton visage) Trois ballads de Franois Villon (Ballade de Villon s'amye; Ballade que Villon feit la requeste de sa mre; Ballade des femmes de Paris) Trois pomes de Stephane Mallarm (Soupir, Placet futile, Evantali) Nol des enfant qui n'ont plus de maisons.