Children's Corner (L. 113) is a six-movement suite for
solo piano by Claude Debussy. It was published by
Durand in 1908, and was given its world première in
Paris by Harold Bauer on December 18 of that year. In
1911, an orchestration of the work by Debussy's friend
André Caplet received its première and was
subsequently published.
It is dedicated to Debussy's daughter, Claude-Emma
(known as "Chou-Chou"), who was three years old at the
time. The pieces are not intended to be played b...(+)
Children's Corner (L. 113) is a six-movement suite for
solo piano by Claude Debussy. It was published by
Durand in 1908, and was given its world première in
Paris by Harold Bauer on December 18 of that year. In
1911, an orchestration of the work by Debussy's friend
André Caplet received its première and was
subsequently published.
It is dedicated to Debussy's daughter, Claude-Emma
(known as "Chou-Chou"), who was three years old at the
time. The pieces are not intended to be played by
children; rather they are meant to be evocative of
childhood and some of the toys in Claude-Emma's toy
collection.
Technically, this piece is quite difficult as it
requires precise semi-detached playing in both hands
with the melody between them. Again, there are a darker
moments in the bass near the middle. Thanks to the
composer's remarkable color effects, it manages to
describe snow - not rain - and muted objects seen
through it.
Although originally written for Piano, I created this
transcription for Concert (Pedal) Harp.
SHEET MUSIC