Prélude I/3: Le vent dans la plaine, L. 117 No. 3
This guide follows Debussy’s Prélude I/3: Le vent dans la plaine, L. 117 No. 3 (1909) in one part.
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Follow all 5 sections as they play
Le vent dans la plaine: 0:13–2:13
Rushing, whispered semiquavers form the background from the start (Section I), and a dotted-rhythm emerges from them. Section II follows, and the leads into the middle of the piece, where the three sudden explosions break the murmur. The (Section IV) brings back the arpeggios and the dotted , and the dissolves like a gentle breeze.
- Section I
- Section II
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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