Claude Debussy

Biography by Allen Schrott

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Debussy was an influential composer of the late 19/ early 20th centuries, creating works of sheer beauty that obscured their technical innovation.
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Composition Highlights

Title	Year	Avg. Duration	Genre
Sonata for cello & piano, L. 144 (135)	1915	11:34	Chamber Music
Arabesques (2) for piano, L. 74 (66)	1888	06:59	Keyboard
Suite bergamasque, for piano, L. 82 (75)	1890	15:48	Keyboard
Préludes (12) for piano, Book II, L. 131 (123)	1910	28:05	Keyboard
La Mer, symphonic sketches (3) for orchestra, L. 111 (109)	1903	22:54	Orchestral
Sonate en trio, for flute, viola & harp, L. 145 (137)	1915	17:19	Chamber Music
Sonata for violin & piano, L. 148 (140)	1916	13:04	Chamber Music
String Quartet, L. 91 (85) (Op. 10)	1893	25:03	Chamber Music
Préludes (12) for piano, Book I, L. 125 (117)	1907	28:46	Keyboard
Nocturnes, for female chorus & orchestra, L. 98 (91)	1897	23:50	Orchestral
Pelléas et Mélisande, opera in 5 acts, L. 93 (88)	1893	02:41:06	Opera
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra, L. 87 (86)	1894	09:53	Orchestral
Estampes, for piano, L. 108 (100)	1903	13:02	Keyboard
Jeux, ballet, L. 133 (126)	1912	17:32	Ballet
La fille aux cheveux de lin, prelude for piano, L. 125/8 (117/8)	1910	02:40	Keyboard
Pour le piano, suite for piano, L. 95	1894	12:20	Keyboard
Clair de lune, for orchestra or other arrangement (from "Suite Bergamasque" for piano), L. 82/3 (75/3)	1890	04:52	Keyboard Orchestral
Children's Corner, suite for piano (or orchestra), L. 119 (113)	1906	14:09	Keyboard
L'isle joyeuse, for piano, L. 109 (106)	1904	05:56	Keyboard
Images (6), for piano, Sets I & II, L. 105 (110) & L. 120 (111)	1905	28:30	Keyboard