The Petite Suite, L 65, composed from 1886 to 1889, was first performed on 2 February 1889 by Debussy and pianist–publisher Jacques Durand at a salon in Paris. It may have been written due to a request – possibly from Durand – for a piece that would be accessible to skilled amateurs, as its simplicity is in stark contrast with the modernist works that Debussy was writing at the time.
I. En bateau (Sailing): Andantino (0:00)
II. Cortège (Retinue): Moderato (3:52)
III. Menuet: Moderato (7:12)
IV. Ballet: Allegro giusto (10:12)
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*MIDI Sequence by Shin'ichiro Iida, based on orchestrations by Henri Busser
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