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Debussy, Claude Achille : Préludes 1　"Des pas sur la neige"

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Music ID : 22369
Instrumentation：Piano Solo　
Genre：prelude
Total Playing Time：3 min 30 sec
Copyright：Public Domain

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Author : Shiraishi, Yuriko

Last Updated: January 27, 2020
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

The origin of the title is unknown, but it is believed to have been influenced by a novel of the same name by Maurice Leblanc, published in 1923. At the beginning, there is an instruction: "This rhythm must have the sonic value of a sad and frozen landscape." Over a dragging rhythm, the melody in the upper voice is played with pathos (see musical example). In measures 8-15, a bass melody is added in place of the upper voice melody, making the dragging rhythm particularly prominent. Thereafter, melodies are added to both the upper and lower voices, but the dragging rhythm dominates the piece until the end, creating a dark and somber musical character.

 【Musical Example: Opening】

Writer: Shiraishi, Yuriko
Japanese