This critical edition of the Petite Suite is an excerpt from the COMPLETE WORKS OF CLAUDE DEBUSSY, Series I, volume 9. The titles of the movements of the Petite Suite, ‘Cortège’ and ‘Ballet’, evoke the universe of both the Première Suite d’orchestre and Fêtes galantes by Paul Verlaine (‘Cortège’ and ‘En bateau’), several poems from which Debussy began to set as early as 1882. The contract that Debussy signed with the editors Durand, Schoenewerk & Cie for the Petite Suite is dated 8 December 1888. The work appeared at the beginning of the following year; the ‘dépôt legal’, (legal deposit) of the work, was accomplished on 12 February 1889. It is difficult to believe that the Petite Suite, which became one of Durand’s bestselling items during the composer’s lifetime, was at first not appreciated by those who heard it.

Artist
Composer	Claude Debussy
Publisher	Durand Editions Musicales
Series	Durand Oeuvres Completes de Claude Debussy
Pages	48(07)
Language
Instrument	Piano
Category	Piano & Keyboard
SubCategory1	Repertoire
SubCategory2	Solos
Medium	Softcover
ISBN13	9790044093496
ISBN13	00048480
Dimensions	304x228