Symphony in B minor (Debussy, Claude)

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Nikolai Zhilyayev (1881–1938)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzgiz, 1933. Plate М. 13719 Г.
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Editor Konstantin Sorokin (1909–1998)
Publisher. Info. Collected Works for Piano, Vol.5
Moscow: Muzyka, 1965. Plate 1391.
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For Organ (Sarić)

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General Information

Work Title Symphony in B minor
Alternative. Title Symphonie en si mineur
Authorities WorldCat; VIAF: 181667227; SUDOC: 061230944; BNF: 139114580
Composer Debussy, Claude
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. ICD 96
Key B minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 (Allegro ben marcato)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1880 (December) - 1881 (January)
First Publication. 1933
Copyright Information
In the USA this work is most likely in the public domain because no renewal was found after a thorough search of the Catalog of Copyright Entries and it was ineligible for "restoration" under GATT/TRIPS due to being in the public domain its home country on the relevant restoration date.
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano 4-hands
External Links Wikipedia article (in French)
Extra Information Debussy sent the manuscript of this work to Nadezhda von Meck (1831-1894), so the score was kept in a Russian archive after her death. Published posthumously by Muzgiz in 1933. This work was never orchestrated by Debussy himself.