La Mer (Debussy) - Movements

Movements

A typical performance of this piece lasts about 23 or 24 minutes. It is in three movements:

  1. (~09:00) "De l'aube à midi sur la mer" - très lent - animez peu à peu (si mineur)
  2. (~06:30) "Jeux de vagues" - allegro (dans un rythme très souple) - animé (do dièse mineur)
  3. (~08:00) "Dialogue du vent et de la mer" - animé et tumultueux - cédez très légérement (do dièse mineur)

Usually translated as:

  1. "From dawn to noon on the sea" or "From dawn to midday on the sea" - very slowly (B minor)
  2. "Play of the Waves" - allegro (C sharp minor)
  3. "Dialogue of the wind and the sea" or "Dialogue between wind and waves" - animated and tumultuous (C sharp minor)

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