Claude Debussy – Sarabande (String Nonet + Contrabassoon)

A sarabande is a court dance from the 17th and 18th centuries. Set exclusively in triple meter, the dance requires a slower tempo. Debussy was drawn to older forms and sonorities, always recasting them with his unique melodic and harmonic language.

This is an arrangement by Richard Byrnes for 5 Violins, 2 Violas, 2 Celli & Contrabassoon.

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