Songs Of Claude Debussy Vol. 1 High VoiceA Critical Edition by James R. Briscoe

The specialist's opinion

A new major critical edition of an important standard repertoire with 61 songs in 2 volumes.

All songs are presented only in the original key, without transpositions.

A major new 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: Starry night - Wheat flower - Zéphyr - Let's love each other and sleep - Jane - Pierrot - Rondeau - FÉte galante - Beautiful evening - FÉtes galantes for Madame Vasnier (Pantomime; Muted; Mandolin; Moonlight; Puppets) - Apparition - Récti et Air de Lia - Ariettes oubliées (It's languid ecstasy; He cries in my heart; The shadow of the trees; Chevaus de bois; Green; Spleen) - Five poems by Charles Baudelaire (The balcony; Evening harmony; The water jet; Recollection; The death of lovers) - Three melodies (The sleeping beele; Here is the spring; Sentimental landscape).