The Little Negro
Piano Solo
by Claude Debussy
Piano Solo - Sheet Music

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Piano (Piano solo) - SMP Level 8 (Early Advanced)

SKU: HL.51480405

Piano Solo. Composed by Claude Debussy. Edited by Ernst-Gü and nter Heinemann. Sheet Music. Paperbound. Henle Music Folios. Pages: 3. Classical. Softcover. 4 pages. G. Henle #HN405. Published by G. Henle (HL.51480405).

ISBN 9790201804057. UPC: 884088175986. 9.25x12.25x0.04 inches.

Debussy occasionally reacted to musical trends in his compositions, as was the case with American ragtime. Aside from Golliwogg's Cakewalk, in Children's Corner (HN382), The Little Negro is even today a standard piece in modern crossover orientated piano teaching. Debussy did actually compose the piece for a piano method, namely that of Théodore Lack, published in 1909. In 1934 the publishing house Leduc produced a single version, in which measures 22 to 54 are repeated, unlike in the first edition. The piece is not particularly difficult and is very effective.

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About SMP Level 8 (Early Advanced)

4 and 5-note chords spanning more than an octave. Intricate rhythms and melodies.

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