La Puerta del Vino
This is an arrangement of Prelude 3, from Book II which was originally published in Paris on April 19, 1913, just six weeks before Stravinsky’s Le sacre du printemps scandal.
La puerta del vino is written about the one of the gates of the city of Granada. The music was inspired by a postcard Debussy received from Spanish composer Manuel de Falla. Debussy uses the habanera rhythm and the score calls for the music to be played “with brusque opposition of extreme violence and passionate sweetness.”
Composer
Claude Debussy
Arranger
Michael Allen
Duration
3' 00"
Instrumentation
423.11 - Trumpet in B flat (doubles piccolo), Trumpet in E flat, Trumpet in B flat (doubles flugelhorn), Flugelhorn, 2 Horns, 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba - Percussion is Suspended Cymbal & Tambourine
Difficulty
Grade 5 - advanced college/university or professional ensemble
File Format
Full score and parts in PDF available for download.