Composition: 2 Arabesques (Debussy, Claude)
| Title | Deux Arabesques |
| Creators | Claude Debussy (composer) |
| Opus | CD 74 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 2 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1890 |
| First published | 1891 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Arabesques |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andantino con moto | — | E major | — |
| Allegretto scherzando | — | G major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | orchestra | John Webber |
| view | Complete | flute and piano | Santiago Andres Barrero Salinas |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Santiago Andres Barrero Salinas |
| view | Complete | organ | Friedemann Becker |
| view | Complete | harp | Henriette Renié |
| view | Première arabesque (No.1) | small orchestra | Hubert Mouton |
| view | Première arabesque (No.1) | orchestra | Lune Gustard |
| view | Première arabesque (No.1) | orchestra | Ian N. Harris |
| view | Première arabesque (No.1) | strings | Santiago Andres Barrero Salinas |
| view | Première arabesque (No.1) | 2 flutes, oboe, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet and 2 bassoons | P.G. Saganski |
| view | Première arabesque (No.1) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Steve Jones |
| view | Première arabesque (No.1) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Shin-Itchiro Yokoyama |
| view | Première arabesque (No.1) | flute and piano oboe and piano clarinet and piano soprano saxophone and piano alto saxophone and piano |
Jacques Larocque |
| view | Première arabesque (No.1) | clarinet and piano | Alfred Piguet |
| view | Première arabesque (No.1) | violin and piano | Gaston Choisnel |
| view | Première arabesque (No.1) | violin and guitar | Jean-François Marcoux |
| view | Première arabesque (No.1) | piano 4 hands | Jacques Durand |
| view | Première arabesque (No.1) | flute | Jean-François Marcoux |
| view | Deuxième arabesque (No.2) | small orchestra | Hubert Mouton |
| view | Deuxième arabesque (No.2) | orchestra | Michael Seltenreich |
| view | Deuxième arabesque (No.2) | theater orchestra | Charles J. Roberts |
| view | Deuxième arabesque (No.2) | 2 piano 8 hands | Léon Roques |
| view | Deuxième arabesque (No.2) | flute and piano | Léopold Lafleurance |
| view | Deuxième arabesque (No.2) | violin and piano | Gaston Choisnel |
| view | Deuxième arabesque (No.2) | cello and piano | Gaston Choisnel |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (full BNF resolution) · view Complete score (lower resolution) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Durand | 1891 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Durand | 1904 | Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score (filter) · view 1. Andantino con moto · view 2. Allegretto scherzando · view |
| view | Complete | — | Durand & Fils | — | 1. Andantino con moto · view 2. Allegretto scherzando · view |
| view | Complete | — | International Music Company | 1954 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score (filter) · view Complete score (alternate scan) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Carisch & Jänichen | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Santiago Andres Barrero Salinas | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Durand | — | 1. Andantino con moto (scan) · view 1. Andantino con moto (filter) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts (12 x 18 booklets) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute and piano |
Santiago Andres Barrero Salinas | — | Complete Score · view Piano · view Flute · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Santiago Andres Barrero Salinas | — | Complete Score · view Piano · view Violin · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | 1. Andantino con moto · view 2. Allegretto scherzando · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for harp |
Durand | — | 1. Andantino con moto · view 1. Andantino con moto, annotated · view 2. Allegretto scherzando · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for harp |
Santiago Andres Barrero Salinas | — | Complete Score · view Premiere Arabesque · view Deuxième Arabesque · view |
| view | Première arabesque (No.1) | Arrangement for small orchestra |
Durand | — | Condensed Score · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A) · view Bassoon · view Horn 1/2 (F) · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Première arabesque (No.1) | Arrangement for orchestra |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Première arabesque (No.1) | Arrangement for orchestra |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Première arabesque (No.1) | Arrangement for strings |
Santiago Andres Barrero Salinas | — | Complete Score · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Première arabesque (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 flutes, oboe, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet and 2 bassoons |
P.G. Saganski | 2016 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Première arabesque (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
— | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Première arabesque (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Shin-Itchiro's Sheet Music Library | — | Complete Score · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Première arabesque (No.1) | Arrangement for flute and piano oboe and piano clarinet and piano soprano saxophone and piano alto saxophone and piano |
Saint-Maurice | — | Piano Score (Flute) · view Piano Score (Oboe) · view Piano Score (Clarinet) · view Piano Score (Soprano sax) · view Piano Score (Alto sax) · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet · view Soprano sax · view Alto sax · view |
| view | Première arabesque (No.1) | Arrangement for clarinet and piano |
Durand | 1912 | Clarinet part · view Piano score · view |
| view | Première arabesque (No.1) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Durand | 1907 | Complete Score and Violin Part · view Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Première arabesque (No.1) | Arrangement for violin and guitar |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Première arabesque (No.1) | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Durand | 1907 | Piano Score · view |
| view | Première arabesque (No.1) | Arrangement for flute |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Deuxième arabesque (No.2) | Arrangement for small orchestra |
Durand | — | Condensed Score · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view Bassoon · view Horn 1/2 (F) · view Triangle · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Deuxième arabesque (No.2) | Arrangement for orchestra |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Deuxième arabesque (No.2) | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Durand | 1912 | Condensed Score and Parts · view |
| view | Deuxième arabesque (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
Durand | 1911 | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Deuxième arabesque (No.2) | Arrangement for flute and piano |
Durand | 1908 | Flute Part · view |
| view | Deuxième arabesque (No.2) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Durand | 1907 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Deuxième arabesque (No.2) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Durand & Fils | — | Cello Part · view Complete Score and Cello Part · view Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Complete | — | Luis Kolodin (piano) | — | 1. Andantino con moto · file 2. Allegretto scherzando · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Complete | — | Gerluz (piano) | — | 1. Andantino con moto · file 2. Allegretto scherzando · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Première arabesque (No.1) | — | Simone Renzi (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Première arabesque (No.1) | Orquestra Sinfônica Municipal de São Paulo (orchestra) | Camargo Guarnieri (conductor) | For Small Orchestra (Mouton) | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Première arabesque (No.1) | — | Steve's Bedroom Band (string quartet) | For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Jones) | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Première arabesque (No.1) | — | Jordi Gaspar (performer) | For Acoustic Bass Guitar (Gaspar) | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | — | — | Piano | 1. Andantino con moto · file 2. Allegretto scherzando · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | — | — | Piano | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | — | — | Flute and Piano (Barrero Salinas) | Synthesized audio · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | — | — | Violin and Piano (Barrero Salinas) | Synthesized audio · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | — | — | Harp (Renié) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Première arabesque (No.1) | — | 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Jones) | Synthesized audio · file |
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