Arabesque No. 1
E749114
Arabesque No. 1 is a lyrical and impressionistic piano piece by Claude Debussy, celebrated for its flowing arpeggios and delicate, dreamlike character.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character piece
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piano composition ⓘ solo piano piece ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionPeriod | late 1880s ⓘ |
| catalogue | L. 66 ⓘ |
| characteristic |
delicate texture
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dreamlike atmosphere ⓘ flowing arpeggios ⓘ |
| composer | Claude Debussy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Pauline Viardot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| difficultyLevel | intermediate to advanced piano ⓘ |
| firstPublicationLocation | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequentlyIncludedIn |
piano recital repertoire
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piano teaching repertoire ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| hasCompanionPiece | Arabesque No. 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | loose ternary form ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French salon music
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early impressionist aesthetics ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| key | E major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| movementCount | 1 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
evocative, atmospheric writing
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expressive rubato possibilities ⓘ |
| numberInSet | 1 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | L. 66 ⓘ |
| partOf | Deux Arabesques NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Impressionism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Durand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
NERFINISHED
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Claudio Arrau NERFINISHED ⓘ Pascal Rogé NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Gieseking NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
impressionistic
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lyrical ⓘ |
| tempoMarking | Andantino con moto ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Arabesque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | about 4 minutes ⓘ |
| usesHarmony |
extended tonal harmony
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modal inflections ⓘ |
| usesRhythm |
flowing sixteenth-note figures
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gentle syncopations ⓘ |
| usesTexture |
broken-chord accompaniment
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melody in the right hand ⓘ |
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