La mer (Debussy, Claude)

		Movements/Sections 3 movements I. De l'aube a midi sur la mer II. Jeux de Vagues III. Dialogue du Vent et de la Mer Composition Year 1903-05, rev. 1908 Genre Categories Sketches; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; For 2 pianos (arr); For 2 players; Scores featuring the piano; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands; For piano (arr); For 1 player

Scores

• Full Scores (6)
• Parts (14)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (3)

Full Scores

Original version (1905)

 Complete Score, low resolution (50 dpi)
*#139163 - 12.32MB, 213 pages -  4.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (8) - V/V/V - 3702x⇩

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Mark Starr (18 October 2011)

 I. De l'aube a midi sur la mer
*#165221 - 22.14MB, 21 pages -  7.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (4) - V/V/V - 1917x⇩

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Kalliwoda (17 December 2011)

 II. Jeux de Vagues
*#165227 - 40.66MB, 41 pages -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 706x⇩

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Kalliwoda (17 December 2011)

 III. Dialogue du Vent et de la Mer
*#165228 - 33.72MB, 35 pages -  4.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 703x⇩

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Kalliwoda (17 December 2011)

Publisher Info.:

Composer's manuscript, 5 March 1905 (engraver's copy).

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag all]

Misc. Notes:

#165221, 165227, 165228: High resolution (300 dpi) color scans. The interleaved blank pages of the original are not included

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 Complete Score
*#33282 - 4.66MB, 91 facing (171) pages -  1.8/10 2 4 6 8 10 (5) - V*/V*/V* - 8379x⇩

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Carolus (23 June 2009)

Publisher Info.:

Moscow: Muzyka, n.d.(ca.1973). Plate 7631

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag all]

Misc. Notes:

Low-quality scan. This is basically a version of the score's first printed edition (1905) but with the brass fanfares mentioned below (rehearsal 59:mm.4-11) already removed. It still contains numerous differences from the 1909 second edition (see below). For example, compare the cornet parts in the last 7 measures of the work in this edition with those in the second edition. The currently available Eulenburg No.1321 mini score appears to be identical to this first-edition file.

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Revised version (1909)

 Complete Score
*#15420 - 8.35MB, 137 pages -  6.2/10 2 4 6 8 10 (6) - V/V/V - 14536x⇩

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Daphnis (11 October 2007)

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Durand & Fils, 1909. Plate D. & F. 6532, 6838.

Reprinted:

Mineola: Dover Publications, 1983.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag all]

Misc. Notes:

Monochrome scans. Marie Rolf in the introduction to the Durand Critical Edition: "The 1909 edition of La Mer is the last printed version known to have been sanctioned by Debussy." The Critical Edition does, however, contain many important corrections (examples: the crescendo in 1st bassoon part on PDF page 4, bar 4 actually starts in bar 3, and what look like accents in the nearby trumpet phrases are actually decrescendos). Some recordings (Munch/BSO among others) retain the brass fanfares that Debussy removed in this revision (measures 4-11 of rehearsal 59 - PDF pages 125-126).

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Parts

 Piccolo, Flute 1/2
*#36716 - 1.11MB, 5, 13 (2-14) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1727x⇩

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Ottaviano (10 August 2009)

 Oboe 1/2, English Horn
*#36717 - 1.32MB, 13, 8 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1864x⇩

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Ottaviano (10 August 2009)

 Clarinet 1/2 (A, B♭)
*#36718 - 0.85MB, 13 pages -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 972x⇩

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Ottaviano (10 August 2009)

 Bassoon 1/2, 3, Contrabassoon
*#36719 - 0.99MB, 11, 4, 2 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 824x⇩

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Ottaviano (10 August 2009)

 Horn 1/2, 3/4 (F)
*#36720 - 1.44MB, 12, 12 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1224x⇩

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Ottaviano (10 August 2009)

 Trumpet 1/2, 3 (F), Cornet 1/2 (C)
*#36721 - 0.61MB, 7, 2, 2 pages -  6.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 1643x⇩

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Ottaviano (10 August 2009)

 Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba
*#36722 - 0.46MB, 2, 2, 2, 2 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 963x⇩

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Ottaviano (10 August 2009)

 Timpani, Bass Drum, Tam-Tam, Glockenspiel, Cymbals, Triangle
*#36723 - 0.72MB, 3, 2, 2, 3, 5, 1 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1335x⇩

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Ottaviano (10 August 2009)

 Harp 1/2
*#36724 - 1.07MB, 17 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 747x⇩

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Ottaviano (10 August 2009)

 Violins I
*#36725 - 1.15MB, 16 (2-17) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 2801x⇩

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Ottaviano (10 August 2009)

 Violins II
*#36726 - 0.96MB, 14 (2-15) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 830x⇩

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Ottaviano (10 August 2009)

 Violas
*#36727 - 0.91MB, 13 (2-14) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1046x⇩

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Ottaviano (10 August 2009)

 Cellos
*#26369 - 1.01MB, 13 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 2099x⇩

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Generoso (6 January 2009)

 Basses
*#36728 - 0.55MB, 9 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 706x⇩

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Ottaviano (10 August 2009)

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Durand & Fils, 1909. Plate D. & F. 6533

Reprinted:

Miami: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1985).

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag all]

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These files are part of the Orchestra Parts Project.

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For 2 Pianos 4 hands (Caplet)

 Complete Score
*#150313 - 7.09MB, 61 pages -  7.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 586x⇩

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Morel (13 November 2011)

Arranger:

André Caplet (1878-1925)

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Durand & Fils, 1905-1909. Plate D. & F. 7358

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag all]

Misc. Notes:

This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.

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For Piano 4 hands (Debussy)

 Complete Score
*#02908 - 3.80MB, 56 pages -  8.5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (4) - V/V/V - 2966x⇩

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Carolus (31 December 2006)

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Durand & Fils, 1905. Plate D. & F. 6606

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag all]

Misc. Notes:

Engraver: Charles Douin (for Durand & Fils)

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For Piano Solo (Garban)

 Complete Score [TB]
*#36712 - 1.69MB, 41 pages -  4.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - 10/34/30

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Daphnis (10 August 2009)

Arranger:

Lucien Garban (1877-1959)

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Durand & Cie., 1938. Plate D. & F. 12,809.

Copyright:

Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag all]

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Non-Commercial Recordings

• Peabody Symphony Orchestra / Hajime Teri Murai

I. De l'aube a midi sur la mer

II. Jeux de Vagues

III. Dialogue du Vent et de la Mer

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General Information

Work Title	La Mer, trois esquisses symphoniques
Alternative Title	The Sea

Composer	Debussy, Claude
Opus/Catalogue Number	CD 111 ; L.109
Movements/Sections	3 movements I. De l'aube a midi sur la mer II. Jeux de Vagues III. Dialogue du Vent et de la Mer
Year/Date of Composition	1903-05, rev. 1908
First Performance	1905-10-15 Paris: Concerts Lamoureux, Camille Chevillard (conductor)
First Publication	1905 (July) - Paris: Durand
Dedication	Jacques Durand
Average Duration	24 minutes
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Orchestra 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets (A, B♭), 3 bassoons, contrabassoon 4 horns (F), 3 trumpets (F), 2 cornets (C), 3 trombones, tuba timpani, bass drum, cymbals, tam-tam, triangle, glockenspiel, 2 harps, string orchestra
External Links	Centre de documentation Claude Debussy Wikipedia article