Record ID
114409
Creator
Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918.
Biographical Data
French composer.
Object title
Pelléas et Mélisande, Act 4, Scene 4 (draft) autograph manuscript, 1893 Aug.
Uniform title
Pelléas et Mélisande. Acte 4. 4e tableau (Sketches)
Date
1893 Aug.
Provenance
Robert Legouix.
Inscriptions/Markings
"Une fontaine dans le parc." At the end: "Septembre-Octobre [18]93 CAD."
Notes
Short-score draft of Act IV, Scene 4 beginning with eight measures preceding Pelléas's "C'est le dernier soir," breaking off with his "J'aurais presque peur de te tou[cher]," resuming with Mélisande's "[Mais si,] je ne songe qu'à toi," and continuing to the end of the scene.
Associated names
Legouix, Robert, former owner.
Maeterlinck, Maurice, 1862-1949, librettist.
Maeterlinck, Maurice, 1862-1949, librettist.
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