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Debussy, Claude Achille : Les soirs illuminés par l'ardeur du charbon

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Music ID : 8875
Publication Year:2003
First Publisher:Durand
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:Various works
Total Playing Time:2 min 30 sec
Copyright:Public Domain
Additional Notes:※参考:金子一朗 ドビュッシー探究 第1回⇒こちら

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Author : Nakaduka, Yurina

Last Updated: April 16, 2015
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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.

Composed in 1917. The title is derived from a line in Baudelaire's poem "Le Balcon." This 23-measure miniature piece is said to have been composed because a coal merchant, who had provided a favor to Debussy (who was struggling to procure coal for warmth in the severely cold Paris), requested a composition. The dynamic markings written in the score are exclusively those indicating "softness" (pp, mp, p), rendering the piece quiet throughout. Although fundamentally Lent, it is by no means stagnant. A driving, almost cascading, motion can also be observed through combinations of quarter notes (equivalent to two eighth notes) and triplets, as well as repeated notes. Furthermore, the shifting hues of the harmony are also characteristic. Moreover, this piece incorporates material inspired by Baudelaire's "Harmonie du soir," specifically "Sounds and perfumes swirl in the evening air," "Canope," and "Tierces alternées."

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