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Les fées sont d'exquises danseuses: Prelude Book II No. 4 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
- playful
- scales runs
Also known as (The Fairies are Exquisite Dancers)No 4 from Preludes Book 2; Préludes Livre 2.
History
Tiny opening figures cross the encoded staves under a fast, light instruction. Their clarity matters more than a strong accent on every note.
Sources
How to practise it
- Group the opening thirty-second-note figure evenly and keep its attacks light.
How hard is it
Level 9, estimated
Rapid register-changing figures, changing signatures and tuplets require advanced evenness.
About this piece
- Licence
- cc-zero
- Source
- musescore.com
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