Cloches à travers les feuilles

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"Cloches à travers les feuilles" is a piano piece by Claude Debussy, known for its impressionistic evocation of distant bell sounds through delicate harmonies and shimmering textures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical composition
piano piece
solo piano work
approximateCompositionPeriod 1907–1908
associatedComposer Claude Debussy NERFINISHED
associatedPeriod early 20th century
catalogueNumber L. 121/1
commonRepertoire standard 20th-century piano repertoire
composer Claude Debussy NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
creatorNationality French
dedicatedTo Louis Laloy NERFINISHED
difficulty advanced piano repertoire
firstPublicationPlace Paris NERFINISHED
followedByInSet Poissons d’or NERFINISHED
followsInSet none (first piece in Images, deuxième série)
genre Impressionist music
harmonicLanguage extended tonality
modal inflections
parallel chords
influences Javanese gamelan sonorities
bell-like sonorities
instrumentation solo piano
isPartOfCycleWith Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut
Poissons d’or NERFINISHED
key loosely centered around F-sharp major
movementNumber 1
movementOf Images, deuxième série
notableFeature complex pedal effects
delicate harmonies
evocation of distant bell sounds
subtle dynamic shading
partOf Images, Book II NERFINISHED
performancePractice requires advanced control of tone color
requires refined pedaling
precededByInSet Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut
publicationYear 1908
publisher A. Durand & Fils NERFINISHED
structure single-movement character piece
style Impressionism NERFINISHED
tempoIndication Moderately slow (moderé) (approximate, based on editions)
texture shimmering piano textures
titleLanguage French
translationOfTitle Bells through the leaves NERFINISHED
typicalDuration about 4–5 minutes
workNumberInImagesII 1
writtenFor concert performance

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Images hasPart Cloches à travers les feuilles
subject surface form: Images, Book II