L'isle joyeuse [SEP] instrumentation
L'isle joyeuse
L'isle joyeuse, L. 106 (The Joyful Island) is an extended solo piano piece by Claude Debussy composed in 1904. According to Jim Samson (1977), the "central relationship in the work is that between material based on the whole-tone scale, the lydian mode and the diatonic scale, the lydian mode functioning as an effective mediator between the other two."
Structure.
Structure Exposition, bars 1–98.
The introduction creates a whole tone context. This changes to an A Lydian context
Preludes" op.67, "2 Poemes" op.63, "Poeme-nocturne" op.61, "Sonata" No.6 op.62 and "3 Etudes" op.65;
- Images of Debussy: (1997) format: CD, item number: ABC446 740-2contents: "L'Isle Joyeuse, Estampes, D'un cahier d'esquisses, Images I, Hommage a Haydn, Images II, La plus que lente, Page d'album" and "Children's Corner";
- Debussy : (1995) format: CD, item number: ABC454