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Feux d'artifice No.12

Claude Debussy

What's this piece like?

The last prelude by Claude Debussy, Feux d’artifice (fireworks) ends this magnificent cycle with a festive display of fireworks, both as a musical image and as a pianistic challenge. 

Fireworks were a regular staple at the Bastille Day in France, much like they are for Independence Day in the United States.

As a homage to the French holiday, Claude Debussy quotes a short segment of the French national anthem at the end of this prelude.

Who's this piece for?

Great piece for advanced pianists who want to expand their repertoire and learn more about the music of Debussy.

5+ pages

Impressionist

Atonal

MOOD: Agitated, crazy and whimsical.

TECHNIQUE: Arpeggios.

Ranking

Equivalent to RCM diploma level

This piece is beyond all ABRSM levels

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1909

North Pole is reached by American explorers Robert E. Peary and Matthew Henson.

1912

Chinese Republic proclaimed after a revolution overthrows Manchu dynasty.

1912

New Mexico and Arizona admitted as states of the U.S.

1912

Titanic sinks on its first voyage.

1913

Feux d'artifice was composed by C. Debussy at the age of 51 years old.

1913

Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring premieres in Paris.

1914

World War I begins with the assassination of Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand.

1915

Alexander Scriabin died.

1917

First American combat troops in France as the U.S. declares war on Germany.

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