Premiere Rhapsody

From Wind Repertory Project
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 B-flat Soprano Clarinet
C Piccolo/Flute III
Flute I-II
Oboe
English Horn
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
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
B-flat 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


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State Ratings

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Performances

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  • Wild Rivers Wind Ensemble (Crescent City, Calif.) (Daniel Sedgwick, conductor; Kristen Volta, clarinet) - 4 December 2022
  • 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


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