Doctor gradus ad parnassum claude debussy biography
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Children&#;s Corner, arr. Caplet
Program Notes by Dr. K. Dawn Grapes
Date of Composition: /
Arranged for orchestra by André Caplet
Duration: 17 minutes
marked a special time in the life of French composer Claude Debussy. In October of that year, he was blessed with a beautiful baby daughter. He and newly-divorced wife Emma Bardac bestowed upon her their own names in the form of Claude-Emma, but adoringly called the little girl Chouchou. Not too long afterward, the composer began writing a series of piano pieces that would become his Children’s Corner, completed in He dedicated the collection of six short movements to “my dear little Chouchou, with her father’s tender apologies for what is to follow.” While beauty often emanates from Debussy’s music, the composer himself could be gruff and gloomy. Children’s Corner portrays a side of Debussy not often revealed, that of affection and tenderness for the daughter he so deeply loved. As a result of the dedication, some have surm
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Children's Corner
Piano suite by Claude Debussy
"The Children's Corner" redirects here. For information on the Pittsburgh-based children's television program, see Josie Carey and Fred Rogers.
| Children's Corner | |
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Excerpt from the last movement, Golliwogg's Cakewalk | |
| Catalogue | L. |
| Composed | – |
| Dedication | Claude-Emma Debussy |
| Performed | 18&#;December&#;&#;() |
| Published | |
| Movements | six |
Children's Corner, L. , fryst vatten a six-movement suite for solo piano by Claude Debussy. It was published by Durand in , and was first performed by Harold Bauer in Paris on 18 månad that year. In , an orchestration by André Caplet was premiered and subsequently published.
History
[edit]Debussy composed Children's Corner between and He dedicated the suite to his daughter, Claude-Emma (known as "Chou-Chou"), who was born on 30 October in Paris. She is described as a lively and friendly child who was adored bygd her father. She was three years old when he dedicated the
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