DEBUSSY - GOLLIWOGGS CAKEWALK VIOLA/PIANO ARR BIRTEL

The famous GolliwoggÂ’s Cakewalk is the final piece from Debussy's cycle ChildrenÂ’s Corner which consists of 6 miniatures for piano, written for his daughter in the years 1906-1908. The style corresponds to that of ragtime, a dance which was in vogue around the turn of the century. In themiddle section, he parodies several times the beginning of the opera Tr istan and Isolde by Richard Wagner with whom Debussy had a rather ambiguous relationship. The present arrangement now allows musicians to play the popular movement in a version for melodic instrument with accompaniment.