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L’Isle joyeuse, L. 106

19046 min

This guide follows Debussy’s L’Isle joyeuse, L. 106 (1904) in one part (sonata form).

Recording: Seong-Jin Cho (piano)

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Follow all 13 sections as they play

una – et Sonata form0:02–5:53

A and a flourish on the whole-tone scale open the piece (T1), then the music settles into A Lydian. Themes follow quickly, and the , T6, arrives in an A major setting. I brings in the other whole-tone scale, which the outer sections avoid, for contrast. The in pure A major in I, the music grows louder through II and the , and the opening (T1) comes back on the last page, merging into a tune before the final sweep.

  1. : T1
  2. : T2

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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