Pour le piano, L. 95
This guide follows Debussy’s Pour le piano, L. 95 (1901) in three parts: Prélude, Sarabande and Toccata (sonata form).
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Follow all 14 sections as they play
- IPrélude
- II
- III
IPrélude0:00–4:16
Marked “ et ” (fairly lively and very rhythmic), the piece opens with a bass over a long , a low note held underneath. The later in fortissimo chords with glissando runs. The (B) sits over a on A flat in whole-tone harmony, and the opening comes back (A′). The ends in a -like passage with glissando figures.
- A
- B
II4:25–10:09
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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