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Preludes for piano, book 1 : autograph manuscript, 1909-1910.

Record ID
114413
Creator
Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918.
Biographical Data
French composer.
Object title

Preludes for piano, book 1 : autograph manuscript, 1909-1910.

Uniform title
Preludes, piano, book 1
Date
1909-1910.
Provenance
Alfred Cortot.
Inscriptions/Markings
At the end: "Fin décembre 1919 [sic]. Janvier, quelques jours de Février. Claude Debussy."
Notes
Nine of the preludes are dated, inclusively, 7 December 1909 to 4 February 1910; nos. 7, 9, and 10 are not dated.
Associated names
Cortot, Alfred, 1877-1962, former owner.