Debussy: Chidren's Corner - symphonic wind dectet

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 first performed by Harold Bauer in Paris on 18 December that year. In 1911, an orchestration by André Caplet was premiered and subsequently published.

Debussy composed Children's Corner between 1906 and 1908. He dedicated the suite to his daughter, Claude-Emma (known as "Chou-Chou"),who was born on 30 October 1905 in Paris.

The suite is in six movements, each with an English language title. This choice of language is most likely Debussy's nod towards Chou-Chou's English governess.

The pieces are:

1. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
2. Jimbo's Lullaby
3. Serenade for the Doll
4. The Snow Is Dancing
5. The Little Shepherd
6. Golliwogg's Cakewalk

A typical performance of the suite lasts roughly 15 minutes.

This is my arrangement for wind dectet/bass of the complete suite.

Mvts I - IV (also available separately)

Preview links to an mp3 music file