- ISBN13: 9780486227719
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
The complete music for solo piano written by French composer Claude Debussy between 1888 and 1905. In each case the music as been reproduced photographically from original or early editions. Designed for years of use at the piano, the book features large and clearly printed noteheads and margins and spaces adequate for written notes. It opens flat and binding will not crack or split…. More >>
#1 by yanigisawa on April 6, 2010 - 11:57 am
This book has a collection of Claude Debussy music for the advanced piano player. The music has many instances of two-against-three patterns with triplets in the right hand and eighth notes in the left hand. That said, this is a beautiful collection of music, with sweeping melodic lines, and beautiful harmonies that one can only expect from Claude Debussy. I give this four out of five stars for the difficulty of the music. One needs to be very proficient to be able to play these daunting left hand passages. Debussy originally trained to be a virtuoso piano player, and it shows in these works.
Rating: 4 / 5
#2 by Daniel F. Thornton on April 6, 2010 - 12:54 pm
This is an excellent collection of selections from Claude Debussy’s piano works. This edition is clearly readable, the staves are well-spaced, and there are no noticeable smudged or illegible notations.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by bcf on April 6, 2010 - 1:21 pm
Anyone looking for a collection of Debussy’s piano music look no further. This book is a clean edition, easy to read, lays flat and has withstood over 30 years of moderate use, (of which I am responsible for 3) I don’t understand the reviewer who gave this book a 4 out of 5 stars because of the “difficulty of the music.” This is definitely a 5, and a must for any Debussy fan.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Zubin R. Balaporia on April 6, 2010 - 3:15 pm
I actually opted to buy this book as I had borrowed one owned by my piano teacher. As my sight reading is weak, what really appealed to me was that the notes and bars are very well spaced out and to me this makes the piece less intimidating to read. However I must point out that I find it a little disappointing that the quality of print is not consistent. A few pages, noticeably the first, suffer from slightly poor print quality. The treble clef in bar 5 is poorly printed and some of the quaver stems also suffer. The rest of the book is well printed.
A small quibble other than which this is a really good book
Rating: 4 / 5
#5 by Frederick C. Johnson on April 6, 2010 - 4:10 pm
Bought this book of Debussy’s more accessible piano works because it was the book I used as a child taking piano lessons. There are more authorative references out there and better collections of Debussy’s works, but this remains a sentimental favorite. The book itself is very well built, will not yellow with age and has a gorgeous full color cover.
Rating: 4 / 5