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Feuilles mortes: Prelude Book II No. 2 is a prelude by Claude Debussy from the Late Romantic and Impressionist era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 8, an estimate.
- prelude
- Late Romantic and Impressionist
- dreamy
- melancholic
- voicing
Also known as (Dead Leaves)No 2 from Préludes Book 2; Préludes Livre 2.
History
Slow opening chords leave room for color and quiet movement. Listen for the inner notes as well as the top line when the texture spreads across more staves.
Sources
How to practise it
- Balance the opening chord so that its moving inner notes can remain audible.
How hard is it
Level 8, estimated
Dense layered harmony and later use of several voices across three encoded staves require advanced balance.
About this piece
- Licence
- cc-zero
- Source
- musescore.com
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