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La chevelure (from Trois chansons de Bilitis, L. 90 No. 2) (arr. Heifetz)

Claude Debussy · 1862–1918
Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9
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Type
Short piece
Setting
Piano
Length
About 3 min
Era
20th century
Nationality
French
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Notes

Sensuous legato line; tone colour, subtle rubato

About this work

Composed
1897-98
First performed
17 March 1900 in Paris, Salle Pleyel, Société nationale de musique.; Blanche Marot (soprano), Claude Debussy (piano)

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