Alfred Publishing

Composer: Claude Debussy
Editor: Stewart Gordon
Format: Book
Instrumentation: Piano
Level: Advanced

Claude Debussy's Douze Etudes (Twelve Studies) for piano were written during the summer of 1915, a period in the composer's life filled with intense creativity. This scholarly edition, edited by Dr. Stewart Gordon, has been carefully researched from autographs and first editions. Discrepancies between sources are mentioned in footnotes. In prefatory matter, Dr. Gordon discusses Debussy's playing, pedaling considerations, and articulation issues. Also provided are detailed analyses of each study's structure, a chart of metronome marks corresponding with recorded performances of the tudes by famous pianists, and a glossary of the French terms used throughout the tudes. Additionally, valuable performance recommendations, helpful fingering, and pedaling suggestions are offered in this comprehensive edition.

Contents:

• Foreword
• About This Edition
• About the Etudes
• Debussy's Piano Playing
• Pedaling and Articulation
• Structure in the Etudes
• Tempos in the Etudes
• Glossary of French Terms Used in the Etudes
• Sources Consulted
• Debussy's Preface to the First Edition
• DOUZE ETUDES
  • I pour les "cinq doigts" d'apres Monsieur Czerny
  • II pour les tierces
  • III pour les quartes
  • IV pour les sixtes
  • V pour les octaves
  • VI pour les huit doigts
  • VII pour les degres chromatiques
  • VIII pour les agrements
  • IX pour les notes repetees
  • X pour les sonorites opposees
  • XI pour les arpeges composes
  • XII pour les accords