Petite Suite (f/o) Claude Achille Debussy / Arr. Henri Büsser

Kalmus Orchestra Library

Originally written by Debussy for piano four hands, PETITE SUITE has been transcribed many times, with this orchestral version by Henri Büsser being the most well-known. Perhaps due to a request from pianist-publisher Jacques Durand for a work accessible to skilled amateurs, the work is notable for its simplicity in stark contrast with the modernist works that Debussy was writing at the time. Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2: 2.2.0.0: Timp.Perc(3): Hp: Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set).

Inhalt / Content:

I. En bateau
II. Cortège
III. Menuet
IV. Ballet