Composition: La mer (Debussy, Claude)
| Title | La mer |
| Alternative title | Trois esquisses symphoniques |
| Creators | Claude Debussy (composer) |
| Opus | CD 111 |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1903 |
| First published | 1905 |
| Dedication | Jacques Durand |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1440 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sketches |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. De l'aube a midi sur la mer | — | — | — |
| II. Jeux de Vagues | — | — | — |
| III. Dialogue du Vent et de la Mer | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | André Caplet |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Complete | piano | Lucien Garban |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Original version (1905) | — | Manuscript | 1905 | Complete Score, low resolution (50 dpi) · view I. De l'aube a midi sur la mer · view II. Jeux de Vagues · view III. Dialogue du Vent et de la Mer · view |
| view | Original version (1905) | — | Muzgiz | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Revised version (1909) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Revised version (1909) | — | — | — | II. Jeux de Vagues · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Durand | 1909 | Piccolo, Flute 1/2 · view Oboe 1/2, English Horn · view Clarinet 1/2 (A, B) · view Bassoon 1/2, 3, Contrabassoon · view Horn 1/2, 3/4 (F) · view Trumpet 1/2, 3 (F), Cornet 1/2 (C) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani, Bass Drum, Tam-Tam, Glockenspiel, Cymbals, Triangle · view Harp 1/2 · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Trumpet 1/2/3 / Cornet 1/2 (B) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Cello Part (for auditions) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Durand | 1905 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Manuscript | 1900 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Durand | 1905 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Durand | 1905 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Durand | 1938 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Ensemble | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Boston Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Serge Koussevitzky (conductor) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Philharmonia Orchestra (orchestra) | Herbert von Karajan (conductor) | Complete Recording · file |
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