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Girl with the Flaxen Hair, The (Brand)
Claude Debussy (trans. Brand)
Contents
General Info
Year: 1910 / 1986
Duration: c. 2:30
Difficulty: III 1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: G&M Brand International
Cost: Score and Parts - $55.00 | Score Only - $7.50
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II (I doubles piccolo)
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
Cornets/Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium (Bass Clef & Treble Clef)
Tuba
Timpani
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
"La fille aux cheveux de lin" is the original French title for this piano prelude, written in 1910 and published as one of a set of 12.
It is one of the composer's most famous works and Michael Brand's excellent transcription is firmly established in the repertoire.
- Program Note by publisher
One of the most frequently excerpted preludes, La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair) is a return to the simple harmonies found in earlier works of Debussy. The work comes from the first of two books of piano preludes. Inspired by the poem
of the same title by Leconte de Lisle from the collection Poèmes Antiques: Chansons Ecossaises, it is calm and lyrical, a stark contrast to mighty winds of the previous prelude in the set. The image is that of a young girl simply and softly singing of her daydreams,
the opening motif reminiscent of the famous spinning wheel of the Gretchen tradition
of the romantic period, recalling Schubert’s similar characterization of the young girl.
The harmony presents an interesting combination of Impressionist techniques: the
melody is pentatonic, however it is harmonized with diatonic chords. This very cleverly
masks the oriental flavor of the pentatonic scale, and when combined with modal
cadences, gives the prelude a folk-song like presence.
- Program Note from Michigan State University Wind Symphony concert program, 27 October 2016
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
Audio Links
State Ratings
- Georgia: IV
- Louisiana: III
- Oklahoma: III-A
- Texas: III. Complete
- West Virginia: III
Performances
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- Parkland College (Champaign, Ill.) Wind Ensemble (Jonathan Beckett, conductor) - 8 December 2019
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Wind Orchestra (Christopher J. Woodruff, conductor) – 10 March 2019
- Michigan State University (East Lansing) Wind Symphony (unconducted) – 27 October 2016
- San Luis Obispo (Calif.) Wind Orchestra (William V. Johnson, conductor) - 13 May 2006
Works for Winds by this Composer
- Afternoon of a Faun, The (arr. Walters) (1894/1950/1999?)
- Beau Soir (arr. Warner)(1880/1971)
- Children’s Corner Suite (arr. Winterbottom) (1908)
- Clair de lune (arr. de Meij) (1890/1905/2017)
- Debussy: Girl with the Flaxen Hair (arr. Akey) (1910/1995)
- The Engulfed Cathedral (tr. Longfield) (1910/1987)
- The Engulfed Cathedral (tr. Patterson) (1910/1993)
- Fêtes from "Three Nocturnes" (tr. Tatebe)
- Four Debussy Songs (trans. Anderson) (2018)
- Golliwog's Cakewalk (arr. Curnow) (1908/1985)
- The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (tr. Brand) (1910)
- The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (tr. Bernotas) (1910)
- The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (arr. Moss) (1910/2007)
- The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (arr. Sparke) (1910/2007)
- Hommage à Rameau (arr. Hunsberger) (1905/2009)
- La Mer (trans. Odom) (1905/)
- L’isle joyeuse (arr. Mashima) (1904/2005)
- Marche Écossaise (tr. Schaeffer) (1891/1908/1964)
- Marche Écossaise (tr. Scatterday) (1891/1908)
- 'Menuet' from Suite Bergamasque (arr. Keane Southard) (1890/2012)
- Minstrels (tr. Scarbrough) (1910/2016)
- Pagodes from "Estampes" (arr. Grainger) (1996)
- Petite Suite (tr. Winterbottom)
- Petite Suite (arr. Kimura)
- Premiere Arabesque (1891)
- Premiere Rhapsody (arr. Walker; ed. Pappas) (1910/1963/2004)
- Suite Bergamasque Mvt 2 Menuet (arr. Thompson)
- Three Debussy Pieces (arr. Singletary)
References
- Debussy, C.; Brand, M. (1986). The Girl with the Flaxen Hair [score]. R. Smith: Watford, Herts., Britain.
- La fille aux cheveux de lin, Wikipedia Accessed 6 August 2018
