DEBUSSY, Claude, 1862-1918

La Mer. Facsimile of the Autograph Score. Note by Matthias Auclair. Commentary by Denis Herlin
Bibliothèque national, Paris




Debussy, La Mer

click image to see Debussy's meticulous paste-over on p.59



Debussy, La Mer, cover
   



Documenta Musicologica II/58. Kassel, 2024. 33 x 47 cm, 214 pp. Deluxe 4-color facsimile of the autograph full score composed 1903-05. The work had its premiere on October 15, 1905 at the Concerts Lamoureux in Paris under conductor Camille Chevillard, to whom Debussy had assigned the performance. The autograph, essentially a fair copy, served for the engraving of the first edition so it contains entries in a different hand (accidentals, performance instructions, notes for the layout); it also reflect minor compositional changes shown by Debussy himself making corrections, once (p.59) by pasting over a piece of paper, which is reproduced in the facsimile according to the original (the old and new versions can both be viewed via the fold-out piece of paper). Hardbound, with leather spine and decorative paper boards. 10% discount for subscribers. $490


                   
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