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The Rapsodie for Orchestra and Saxophone by Claude Debussy: a Comparison of Two Performance Editions

Description: This paper discusses the historical background of the Rapsodie for Orchestra and Saxophone by Claude Debussy and includes a comparison of two piano performance editions. Chapter I includes information on Elise Hall, her work with the Boston Orchestra Club and the circumstances of her commission of Claude Debussy which yielded the Rapsodie. Chapter II discusses the Editions Durand piano reduction and the reasons for its neglect by saxophone performers. This chapter includes a study of the techniā€¦ more
Date: December 1988
Creator: Seligson, Robert Jan
Partner: UNT Libraries
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