Images, Book I, L. 110
This guide follows Debussy’s Images, Book I, L. 110 (1905) in three parts: Reflets dans l'eau, Hommage à Rameau and Mouvement.
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Follow all 14 sections as they play
- IReflets dans l'eau
- IIHommage à Rameau
- III
IReflets dans l'eau0:02–5:04
In D flat major, this piece shows light playing on water with wave-like arpeggios, held bass notes, staccato and glissando, moving from near stillness to fast, glittering motion and back. The opening eight- (A) is soon interrupted by chords, as if pebbles had been thrown into the pool. A leads to the B idea, the opening (A′), and after a second B comes back (B′). Then the begins.
- A
IIHommage à Rameau5:19–10:51
III10:51–11:28
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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