Dreamy, peaceful, emotional music; range of abilities catered for
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yes
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From a piano player's point of view, Debussy is a true master of the composing craft. His pieces wash over you as you play, enfolding you in the various emotions - joy, sadness, surprise, peace - which are so deeply engrained in the music. There are pieces to suit all abilities, from the (for the most part) fairly easy Rêverie to some of the fiendishly difficult Préludes, for which the scores look like nothing you've seen on earth; and whilst the pieces on occasion may sound discordant and even simply bad at first, stick with them as every time you will in the end be richly rewarded. Playing a Debussy piece isn't about learning notes and precise regimented time signatures, as with Bach for example. It's about letting your emotions flow out into the piano, about letting yourself go completely, just for a few moments. Start with Rêverie - it will instantly give you a feel for the music - and then move onto either Suite Bergamasque (including the famous Clair de Lune) or the Children's Corner. From there, the world is your oyster - and what a rewarding world it is.
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