G. Henle Verlag Children's Corner Little Suite For Piano

G. Henle Verlag

Children's Corner

Little Suite For Piano

This “Little Suite” Was Published In 1908 And Was Dedicated To The Composer's Then Three Year Old Daughter: “To My Beloved Little Chouchou With The Tender Excuses Of Her Father For What Follows Below”. The First Movement, Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum, Alludes To A Study By Muzio Clementi. The Titles Of Nos. 2 To 6 Can Be Traced Back To Debussy’S Love Of Everything English. Although The Music Addresses Childish Fantasy, At The Least A Talented Amateur Is Required To Perform It. The Well Known Number 6, Golliwogg S Cakewalk, Is In Ragtime Style And Shows Debussy S Easy Going Approach To Popular Trends In Music. Children’S Corner Was Immediately Extremely Successful And Has Been Arranged For Various Groups Of Instruments. This Publication Is Edited By Ernst Günter Heinemannr With Fingerings By Hans Martin Theopold And A Preface By François Lesure.