Premiere Rhapsody

Claude Debussy

Claude Debussy (arr. Walker; ed. Pappas)

General Info

Year: 1910 / 1963 / 2004
Duration: c. 7:35
Difficulty: VI (solo) / V (ensemble) (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Clarinet and piano
Publisher: BAS Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts - $65.00   |   Score Only - $15.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Solo Bb Clarinet
C Piccolo/Flute III
Flute I-II
Oboe
English Horn
Bassoon
Eb Clarinet
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Eb Alto Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Alto Saxophone I-II
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone
Bb Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Tuba
Percussion, including:

• Crash Cymbals
• Glockenspiel
• Triangle
• Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

The Première rhapsodie (First Rhapsody) by Claude Debussy is a piece for accompanied solo clarinet. Composed between December 1909 and January 1910, it was dedicated to the French clarinet professor Prosper Mimart.

In 1909, Gabriel Fauré, director of the Paris Conservatoire, named Debussy to its board of directors (le Conseil Supérieur). One of Debussy's first duties was to supply two works for the next year's clarinet examinations. The Rhapsodie was first performed as part of the examinations on July 14, 1910. The original composition was for clarinet and piano; Debussy published his own orchestration of the accompaniment in 1911, after the official premiere with Mimart.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• Butler University (Indianapolis, Ind.) Wind Ensemble (Michael Colburn, conductor; Sean Szolek-Van Valkenburgh, clarinet) – 1 March 2020
• Prairie Wind Ensemble (Peoria, Ill.) (Jim Tallman, conductor; Amy Zhou, clarinet) - 11 May 2018
• Contra Costa Wind Symphony (Walnut Creek, Calif.) (Duane Carroll, conductor; John Pangia, clarinet) - 8 March 2015

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)
• Danses Sacrée et Profane (arr. Odom) (1904/2019
• Debussy: Girl with the Flaxen Hair (arr. Akey) (1910/1995)
• The Engulfed Cathedral (tr. Longfield) (1910/1987)
• The Engulfed Cathedral (tr. Patterson) (1910/1993)
• The Engulfed Cathedral. See also: La Cathédrale Engloutie
• 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 Cathédrale Engloutie (arr. Mortimer) (1910/2016)
• La Cathédrale Engloutie. See also: The Engulfed Cathedral
• 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)
• Sarabande (tr. Bennefield) (1894/1901/2020)
• Suite Bergamasque Mvt 2 Menuet (arr. Thompson)
• Three Debussy Pieces (arr. Singletary)

References

• Premiere Rhapsodie, Wikipedia