Deuxième Arabesque in G major, L. 66 No. 2
This guide follows Debussy’s Deuxième Arabesque in G major, L. 66 No. 2 (1891) in one part (sonata form).
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Follow all 9 sections as they play
In G major and 4/4, the piece begins with a four- and a light, humorous right-hand figure over left-hand chords (Part I). A smoother, longer-breathed B idea follows, then an accented C idea. Part II alternates two staccato, rising ideas, and the introductory as a . Part III repeats the opening, plays B in C major, turns dreamy in a new , and to the original speed for the finish.
- Part I: + A/A′
- Part I: B
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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