La Mer (Debussy)
La Mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchester (Eng. The Sea, three symphonic sketches for orchestra ) is a composition by Claude Debussy . Begun in France in 1903 and completed in Eastbourne in 1905 , it was premiered on October 15, 1905 in Paris by the Orchester Lamoureux under Camille Chevillard . A performance of the piece, which is called both symphonic poetry and symphony , lasts about 23 minutes and is a prime example of musical impressionism .
Sentence names
I. De l'aube à midi sur la mer - très lent (dawn to noon on the sea - very slowly), B minor
II. Jeux de vagues - allegro (Game of Waves - Allegro), C sharp minor
III. Dialogue du vent et de la mer - animé et tumultueux (Dialogue between wind and sea - lively and stormy), C sharp minor
instrumentation
2 flutes , piccolo , 2 oboes , English horn , 2 clarinets , 3 bassoons , contrabassoon , 4 horns , 3 trumpets , 2 cornets , 3 trombones , tuba , timpani , bass drum , triangle , tam-tam , glockenspiel , cymbals , 2 harps and strings .
grades
- Editions for orchestra and the composer's reduction for two pianos : sheet music and audio files in the International Music Score Library Project