SONGS OF CLAUDE DEBUSSY VOL 2 MEDIUM VOICE

A major new critical edition of important standard repertory with 61 songs in 2 volumes. All songs are presented only in the original key, with no transpositions. All the song cycles and groupings appear in one of the two volumes. Years in preparation, this edition is based on the most reliable sources available in the world, with most of the research centered at the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris. Each song is presented with aline-by-line translation and full critical notes citing the research as it applies to specifics in the songs. Also includes a glossary of Frenc h terms. Contents: Deux romances (Romance: L'ëme évaporée; Les cloches)· Les angélus · Trois mélodies de Paul Verlaine (La mer est plus belle; Le son du cor; L'échelonnement des haies) · FÉtes galantes, série I (En sourdine; Fantoches; Clair de lune) · Proses lyriques (De rÉve; De grèv e; De fleurs; De soir) · Trois chansons de Bilitis (La flte de Pan; La chevelure; Le tombeau des Naïades) · Dans le jar