Classical Composer: | Debussy, Claude |
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Work: | La plus que lente (arr. T.A. Smith and R. MacDonald for 2 guitars) |
Year Composed: | 1910 |
Instrumentation: | 2gtr |
Publisher: | Stephen Goss |
Duration: | 00:05:00 |
Period: | 20th Century |
Work Category: | Instrumental |
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La plus que lente (The more than slow), a waltz composed in 1910, was first performed in Paris in 1911 by Madame Delage-Prat. Marked Lent (molto rubato con morbidezza) (Slow, with much rubato and soft sweetness), the work is to be played with a flexible tempo. The waltz is characterised by a simple theme running like a single thread throughout. A middle episode changes key to allow the theme to be seen in different colours and harmonic patterns. The guitar arrangement makes effective use of high harmonics and gives the composition an emotionally reflective atmosphere which surely Debussy would have appreciated.
Writer: Graham Wade
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