Debussy Children's Corner

Children's Corner, L. 113 is a six-movement suite for solo piano by Claude Debussy. It was published by Durand in 1908, and was given its world première in Paris by Harold Bauer that same year In 1911, an orchestration of the work by Debussy's friend André Caplet received its première and was subsequently published. A typical performance of the suite lasts roughly 15 minutes. It is dedicated to Debussy's daughter, Claude-Emma (known as "Chou-Chou"), who was three years old at the time. The pieces are not intended to be played by children; rather they are meant to be evocative of childhood and some of the toys in Claude-Emma's toy collection. There are six pieces in the suite, each with an English-language title. This choice of language is most likely Debussy's nod towards Chou-Chou's English governess. 
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Children's Corner, L. 113 - I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
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Children's Corner, L. 113 - II. Jimbo's Lullaby
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Children's Corner, L. 113 - III. Serenade of the doll
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Children's Corner, L. 113 - IV. The snow is dancing
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Children's Corner, L. 113 - V. The little shepherd
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Children's Corner, L. 113 - VI. Golliwog's Cakewalk
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Children's Corner, L. 113 - I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
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Children's Corner, L. 113 - II. Jimbo's Lullaby
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Children's Corner, L. 113 - III. Serenade of the doll
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Children's Corner, L. 113 - IV. The snow is dancing
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Children's Corner, L. 113 - V. The little shepherd
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Children's Corner, L. 113 - VI. Golliwog's Cakewalk
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Children's Corner, L. 113 - V. The little shepherd
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Children's Corner, L. 113 - III. Serenade of the doll
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Children's Corner, L. 113 - I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum (For 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons and 2 Horns - Patterson)
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Children's Corner, L. 113 - VI. Golliwog's Cakewalk (For 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons and 2 Horns - Patterson)
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Children's Corner, L. 113 - IV. The snow is dancing (For 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons and 2 Horns - Patterson)
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Children's Corner, L. 113 - V. The little shepherd (For 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons and 2 Horns - Patterson)
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Children's Corner, L. 113 - III. Serenade of the doll (For 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons and 2 Horns - Patterson)
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Children's Corner, L. 113 - II. Jimbo's Lullaby (For 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons and 2 Horns - Patterson)
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