Debussy: Première Rhapsodie
Composer: Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Editor: Douglas Woodfull-Harris Instrumentation (this edition): Piano Reduction, Clarinet Originally for: Clarinet, Orchestra Work: Première Rhapsodie, CD 124, L 116 Binding: ISMN: 9790006564361 Size: 9.6 x 12.2 inches Pages: 24 Urtext / Critical Edition Description Debussy's Première Rhapsodie is one of two concertante works completed, premiered and published during his lifetime. He was commissioned to write it in 1909 for the final examination at the Paris Conservatoire in 1910. Debussy orchestrated it in the summer of 1911. While transferring the clarinet part from the already published version for clarinet and piano, he made a few subtle changes, particularly in m. 201, which has been a bone of contention among clarinettists for over a century.