Debussy: Suite bergamasque
Composer: Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Editors: Regina Back, Frederik Palme Instrumentation: Piano Binding: Paperback ISMN: 9790006532810 Size: 9.6 x 12.2 inches Pages: 32 Urtext / Critical Edition Description Claude Debussy's Suite bergamasque was first published in 1905 by the French publisher Fromont, but the suites origins go back to the early 1890s when it was first under contract with the publisher Choudens . By the time of the suites publication nearly 15 years had transpired and the originally three-movement suite had evolved into one with four-movements with different titles and the work was issued by a publisher to whom Debussy had difficult relations. The extant 1st proofs to the first edition, corrected by Debussy, clearly show his excision of dozens of bars as well as revealing numerous textural alterations. in 1909 at the earliest, Fromont re-engraved the suite and added many accidentals - in particular in the Passepied - thus altering the harmony. This lat