Movements
A typical performance of this piece lasts about 23 or 24 minutes. It is in three movements:
- (~09:00) "De l'aube à midi sur la mer" - très lent - animez peu à peu (si mineur)
- (~06:30) "Jeux de vagues" - allegro (dans un rythme très souple) - animé (do dièse mineur)
- (~08:00) "Dialogue du vent et de la mer" - animé et tumultueux - cédez très légérement (do dièse mineur)
Usually translated as:
- "From dawn to noon on the sea" or "From dawn to midday on the sea" - very slowly (B minor)
- "Play of the Waves" - allegro (C sharp minor)
- "Dialogue of the wind and the sea" or "Dialogue between wind and waves" - animated and tumultuous (C sharp minor)
Read more about this topic: La Mer (Debussy)
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