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Les collines d'Anacapri: Prelude Book I No. 5 is a prelude by Claude Debussy from the Late Romantic and Impressionist era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 9, an estimate.
- prelude
- Late Romantic and Impressionist
- dreamy
- joyful
- block chords
Also known as Préludes Livre 1.
History
A quick opening gesture alternates with a spacious chord response. The changing meters are part of that exchange, so count the written groups before seeking a flowing character.
Sources
How to practise it
- Let the longer chord response settle after the opening moving notes.
How hard is it
Level 9, estimated
Alternating 12/16 and 2/4 at the start, layered chords and later tuplets demand advanced reading.
About this piece
- Licence
- cc-zero
- Source
- musescore.com
More by Claude Debussy
- The Little Shepherd, Children's Corner No. 5Level 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Clair de lune, Suite bergamasque, L. 75Level 8, estimatedWith Maestro
- La cathédrale engloutie, Préludes I No. 10Level 8, estimatedWith Maestro
