Danses for Harp and String Orchestra: Sacree et Profane

DANSES POUR HARPE CHROMATIQUE AVEC ACCOMPAGNEMENT D'ORCHESTRE D'INSTRUMENTS A CORDES (DANCES FOR CHROMATIC HARP WITH STRING ORCHESTRA ACCOMPANIMENT) was written in 1904 as a commission to Claude Debussy (1862-1918) for the new chromatic harp, recently inventory by the Pleyel harp-making company. The work is written with two movements (1. Danse sacr?e; 2. Danse profane), and the title on programs sometimes reflect those movement titles. The work premiered on November 6, 1904, at one the Concerts Colonne held at the Ch?telet Theatre in Paris, with Lucile Wurmser-Delcourt as the harpist and ?douard Colonne conducting. Instrumentation: Str (8-8-5-5-5 in set): Solo Harp in set. Reprint edition.