Children's Corner (Debussy)

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Children's Corner is a six-movement piano suite by Claude Debussy, composed for his young daughter and noted for its playful, childlike character and impressionistic style.

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Children's Corner (Debussy) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf piano suite
solo piano composition
approximateCompositionPeriod 1906–1908
cataloguedIn Lesure catalogue
character childlike
playful
composer Claude Debussy
containsParody Golliwogg's Cakewalk parody of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde
countryOfFirstPublication France
dedicatedTo Chouchou Debussy
linked to: Claude-Emma Debussy

Claude-Emma Debussy
dedicationNote À ma chère petite Chouchou, avec les tendres excuses de son père pour ce qui va suivre
duration approximately 15–20 minutes
firstPublicationYear 1908
genre children's music (for adults to play)
suite
hasNotableRecording Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli recording
Claudio Arrau recording
Krystian Zimerman recording
Walter Gieseking recording
hasPart Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
linked to: Gradus ad Parnassum

Golliwogg's Cakewalk
Jimbo's Lullaby
linked to: Jimbo’s Lullaby

Serenade for the Doll
The Little Shepherd
The Snow is Dancing
inspiredBy toys and games of Debussy's daughter
instrumentation solo piano
intendedAudience children
intendedPerformer pianist
keyOfMovement1 D major
keyOfMovement2 D minor
keyOfMovement3 D major
keyOfMovement4 D minor
keyOfMovement5 G major
keyOfMovement6 E-flat major
languageOfMovementTitles English
movementNumberOf Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum:1
linked to: Gradus ad Parnassum

Golliwogg's Cakewalk:6
Jimbo's Lullaby:2
linked to: Jimbo’s Lullaby

Serenade for the Doll:3
The Little Shepherd:5
The Snow is Dancing:4
linked to: The Snow is Dancing
notableMovement Golliwogg's Cakewalk
numberOfMovements 6
opusOrCatalogueNumber L. 113
publisher Durand
style Impressionism

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André Caplet orchestrated Children's Corner (Debussy)