"Play of the Waves" – allegro (with a very versatile rhythm) – animated (C sharp minor)."From dawn to noon on the sea" or "From dawn to midday on the sea" – very slow – animate little by little (B minor).(~08:00) "Dialogue du vent et de la mer" – animé et tumultueux – cédez très légérement (do dièse mineur).(~06:30) "Jeux de vagues" – allegro (dans un rythme très souple) – animé (do dièse mineur).(~09:00) "De l'aube à midi sur la mer" – très lent – animez peu à peu (si mineur).MovementsĪ typical performance of this piece lasts about 23 or 24 minutes. La mer is scored for 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 cornets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, bass drum, cymbals, triangle, tamtam, glockenspiel, 2 harps and strings. The premiere was given on 15 October 1905 in Paris, by the Orchestre Lamoureux under the direction of Camille Chevillard.Įastbourne was also where Frank Bridge was to complete his suite The Sea in 1911.ĭebussy arranged the piece for piano for four hands in 1905, and in 1909 his publisher Durand presented a second edition of La mer with the composer's revisions. The work was started in 1903 in France and completed in 1905 at Grand Hotel Eastbourne on the English Channel coast.
The Sea), is an orchestral composition (L 109) by the French composer Claude Debussy.Ĭomposed between 19, the piece was initially not well received, but soon became one of Debussy's most admired and frequently performed orchestral works.
La mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre (French for The sea, three symphonic sketches for orchestra), or simply La mer (i.e.
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