Nocturnes
Composition by Claude Debussy
Nocturnes, L 98 is an impressionist orchestral composition in three movements by the French composer Claude Debussy, who wrote it between 1892 and 1899. It is based on poems from Poèmes anciens et romanesques. Wikipedia
Composer: Claude Debussy
Composed: December 15, 1899
Based on: Poèmes anciens et romanesques by Henri de Régnier; Nocturnes by James McNeill Whistler
Dedication: Georges Hartmann (publisher)
Movements: I. Nuages ("Clouds"); II. Fêtes ("Festivals"); III. Sirènes ("Sirens")
Performed: 9 December 1900 (mvts 1 & 2); 27 October 1901 (all 3 mvts)
Scoring: Orchestra; women's chorus