Prélude I/1: Danseuses de Delphes, L. 117 No. 1
This guide follows Debussy’s Prélude I/1: Danseuses de Delphes, L. 117 No. 1 (1909) in one part (sonata form).
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The opening section is slow and -like, with a stress on the second beat, and then a dotted melody over parallel chords. The opening idea is stated twice, the second an octave higher. The two passages ( I and II) move over a held bass and grow quieter, almost to a whisper. After the , a short recalls the opening.
- Opening section
- I
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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