Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Debussy, Claude)

		Composition Year 1891-94 Genre Categories Symphonic poems; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; For 2 pianos (arr); Scores featuring the piano; For 2 players; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands; For piano (arr); For 1 player

Performances

• Arrangements and Transcriptions (1)

Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Piano solo (Borwick)

 Complete Performance
*#72368 - 8.58MB - 09:20 -  8.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - !N/!N/!N - 5428x⇩

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rach1974 (24 July 2010)

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Performer Pages:

Christoph Zbinden (Piano)

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Christoph Zbinden

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Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial 3.0 [tag all]

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Scores

• Full Scores (3)
• Parts (13)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (4)

Full Scores

 Complete Score
*#83533 - 7.78MB, 36 (31 music) pages -  6.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - V/V/V - 17368x⇩

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Carolus (1 November 2010)

 Complete Score
*#75288 - 7.64MB, 32 (31 music) pages -  4.3/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - V/V/V - 8185x⇩

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Schissel (16 August 2010)

Editor:

First edition (corrected proof)
First edition (corrected copy)

Publisher Info.:

Paris: E. Fromont, n.d.(1895). Plate E. 1091 F.

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Public Domain [tag all]

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Color scans. This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
1. 2e épreuve (2nd proof), with pencil corrections in the composer's hand.
2. Printed copy of first edition, with composer's penciled corrections dated 3 July 1895.

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 Complete Score
*#14736 - 1.93MB, 31 pages -  6.7/10 2 4 6 8 10 (10) - V/V/V - 12103x⇩

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Daphnis (29 September 2007)

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First edition (reprint)

Publisher Info.:

Paris: E. Fromont, 1895. Plate E. 1091 F.

Reprinted:

New York: Dover Publications, 1981.

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Public Domain [tag all]

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Monochrome scans.

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Parts

 Flute 1/2, 3
*#37660 - 0.37MB, 4, 2 pages -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 5249x⇩

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Ottaviano (22 August 2009)

 Oboe 1/2, English Horn
*#37661 - 0.42MB, 4, 2 pages -  5.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 1518x⇩

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Ottaviano (22 August 2009)

 Clarinet 1/2 (A)
*#37662 - 0.27MB, 4 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1671x⇩

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Ottaviano (22 August 2009)

 Bassoon 1/2
*#37663 - 0.15MB, 2 pages -  1.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 794x⇩

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Ottaviano (22 August 2009)

 Horn 1/2, 3/4 (F)
*#37664 - 0.34MB, 3, 3 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1285x⇩

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Ottaviano (22 August 2009)

 Crotales
*#37665 - 0.05MB, 1 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1251x⇩

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Ottaviano (22 August 2009)

 Violins I
*#37666 - 0.19MB, 3 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1637x⇩

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Ottaviano (22 August 2009)

 Violins II
*#37667 - 0.19MB, 3 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 992x⇩

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Ottaviano (22 August 2009)

 Violas
*#37668 - 0.16MB, 3 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 928x⇩

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Ottaviano (22 August 2009)

 Cellos
*#26372 - 0.21MB, 3 pages -  8.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 1127x⇩

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Generoso (6 January 2009)

 Basses
*#37669 - 0.11MB, 2 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 776x⇩

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Ottaviano (22 August 2009)

Publisher Info.:

Paris: E. Fromont, 1895. Plate E. 1119 F.

Reprinted:

New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1951).

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Public Domain [tag all]

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 Harp 1
*#120972 - 0.50MB, 4 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 446x⇩

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Libraryviolin (8 September 2011)

 Harp 2
*#120829 - 0.35MB, 3 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 360x⇩

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Libraryviolin (8 September 2011)

Publisher Info.:

Paris: E. Fromont, 1895. Plate E. 1119 F.

Reprinted:

New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1951).

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Public Domain [tag all]

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For 2 pianos (Debussy)

 Complete Score
*#03073 - 1.03MB, 14 pages -  7.2/10 2 4 6 8 10 (4) - V/V/V - 2388x⇩

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Carolus (4 January 2007)

Editor:

First edition (reprint)

Publisher Info.:

Paris: E. Fromont, 1895. Plate E. 1094 F.

Reprinted:

Mineola: Dover Publications, 1992.

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Public Domain [tag all]

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For Piano 4 hands (Ravel)

 Complete Score
*#22184 - 1.14MB, 15 pages -  8.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 2061x⇩

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Morel (22 September 2008)

Arranger:

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)

Publisher Info.:

Paris: E. Fromont, 1910. Plate E. 3075 F.

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Public Domain [tag all]

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For Piano solo (Borwick)

 Complete Score
*#07757 - 0.91MB, 12 pages -  8.2/10 2 4 6 8 10 (4) - V/V/V - 4664x⇩

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Daphnis (13 June 2007)

Arranger:

Leonard Borwick (1868–1925)

Publisher Info.:

Paris: E. Fromont, 1912. Plate E. 1426 F.

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Public Domain [tag all]

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For Piano solo (Kun)

 Complete Score (EU)
*#10169 - 1.16MB, 11 pages -  5.5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - C/26/C - 2081x⇩

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Mcroskell (18 July 2007)

Arranger:

Ladislas Kun (died ca.1937)

Publisher Info.:

New York: Edward B. Marks, 1930. Plate 9669

Copyright:

Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag all]

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This file is from the MIT archive project.

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Non-Commercial Recordings

• Columbia University Orchestra

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General Information

Work Title	Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Alternative Title

Composer	Debussy, Claude
Opus/Catalogue Number	CD 87 ; L.86
Year/Date of Composition	1891-94
First Performance	22 December 1894, Société nationale de musique Paris: Salle d'Harcourt. Orchestra / Gustave Doret
First Publication	1895 - Paris: E. Fromont. Plate E. 1091 F., 31 pages
Dedication	Raymond Bonheur
Average Duration	10 minutes
Piece Style	early 20th century
Instrumentation	3 flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets (A), 2 bassoons, 4 horns (F), 2 harps, 2 crotales, strings
External Links	Centre de documentation Claude Debussy Wikipedia article NSO Program Notes by Peter Laki