Impressionism & Verismo – Sheet Music

Whether you are after works like Debussy’s rich, sweeping portrayal of the sea, La Mer, or Mascagni’s passionate tale a woman betrayed, Cavalleria Rusticana, browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all the wonders and marvels of impressionism and verismo today!

Impressionism

The subtle blurring of a picture, the scenting and illuminating of the world around us, the radiant purity of impression, this was the path of a group of young French artists lead by Claude Monet, whose painting “Impression – Soleil Levant” gave this artistic movement its name, and its purpose.

Impressionism in Music

Impressionism in music mirrors the artistic movement, using atmospheric tonality to blur the pictures, clear melodies clouded by complex harmony, using chromaticism, whole-tone rows and exotic scales, but above all, introducing bold and inventive instrumentation, to create new sound impressions and varied, contrasting moods.

A few impressive Impressionists

Verismo

Verismo, which comes from the Latin “verus” or truth, is a clear move away from the romantic tradition of using tales from the past, with an emphasis on story-telling, and instead focusing on reality, and a true representation of human character and emotion. Verismo is the Italian Operatic antithesis of the German mythological operatic movement of Richard Wagner, and his new form of musical theatre. Verismo operas are characterised by their impressive, dramatic musical portrayal of realistic, modern themes from everyday life, with a great contrast between the light and the dark human characters, qualities and emotions.

The Maestros of Verismo

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C. Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, Sinfo (Part)
Claude Debussy

Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

Bärenreiter Urtext

for: Symphonic orchestra

Score (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 603656

29.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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C. Debussy: Suite bergamasque , Klav
Claude Debussy

Suite bergamasque

for: Piano

Music score (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 401362

10.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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R. Maurice: Miroirs , Klav
Maurice Ravel

Miroirs

for: Piano

Item no.: 478960

26.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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M. Ravel: Ma Mère L'Oye, Klav4m (Sppa)
Maurice Ravel

Ma Mère L'Oye

Cinq Pieces Enfantines pour piano a quatre mains

for: Piano 4 hands

Ensemble score

Item no.: 283806

17.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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M. Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, FlObKlHrFg (Stsatz)
Maurice Ravel

Le Tombeau de Couperin

Transcription de Mason James

for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)

Set of parts

Item no.: 180006

24.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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C. Debussy: Klaviertrio G-dur, VlVcKlv (KlavpaSt)
Claude Debussy

Piano Trio in G major

for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)

Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 401359

33.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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C. Debussy: Acht ausgewählte Stücke, FlKlav (KlavpaSt)
Claude Debussy

Eight selected pieces

aus "Préludes", "Suite Bergamasque" und "Children's Corner"

for: Flute, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 113695

25.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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M. Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte, Kamo (Part.)
Maurice Ravel

Pavane pour une infante défunte

für kleines Orchester
Bärenreiter Urtext-Ausgabe

for: Chamber orchestra

Score

Item no.: 476473

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C. Debussy: Première Rhapsodie und Petit, KlarKlv (KlavpaSt)
Claude Debussy

Première Rhapsodie and Petite Pièce

Henle Urtext

for: Clarinet, piano

Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 281181

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M. Ravel: Klaviertrio, VlVcKlv (KlavpaSt)
Maurice Ravel

Piano Trio

Henle Urtext Editions

for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)

Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 577004

31.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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C. Debussy: 16 Piano Favorites - Debussy, Klav
Claude Debussy

16 Piano Favorites – Debussy

His most beautiful piano pieces in a collection
Schirmer Performance Editions

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 682566

20.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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M. Ravel: Ma Mere l'Oye, FlObKlHrFg (Pa+St)
Maurice Ravel

Ma Mère l'Oye

für Holzbläserquintett

for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)

Score, Set of parts

Item no.: 372928

32.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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C. Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande, GsGchOrch (KA)
Claude Debussy

Pelléas et Mélisande

Drame lyrique en cinq actes et douze tableaux op. 46
tiré à part de l'édition critique
Durand Œuvres Complètes de Claude Debussy

for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra

Piano reduction

Item no.: 685471

42.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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C. Debussy: Klavierwerke 1, Klav (Hard)
Claude Debussy

Piano Works 1

for: Piano

Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)

Item no.: 602669

79.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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R. Maurice: Tzigane , VlKlav
Maurice Ravel

Tzigane

for: Violin, piano

Item no.: 621029

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C. Debussy: Sonate d-moll, VcKlav (KlavpaSt)
Claude Debussy

Sonate d-moll

(Urtext)

for: Cello, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 213625

14.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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M. Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, FlObKlHrFg (Part.)
Maurice Ravel

Le Tombeau de Couperin

Transcription de Mason James

for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)

Score

Item no.: 329663

39.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
M. Mussorgski: Bilder einer Ausstellung, SinfOrch (Stp)
Modest Mussorgsky, Maurice Ravel

Bilder einer Ausstellung

The Masterworks Library

for: Symphonic orchestra

Study score

Item no.: 401578

29.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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C. Debussy: Nocturnes, Sinfo (Stp)
Claude Debussy

Nocturnes

Triptyque symphonique (Nuages-Fêtes-Sirènes)

for: Symphonic orchestra

Study score

Item no.: 300314

26.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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M. Ravel: Konzert G-Dur, 2Klav (KA)
Maurice Ravel, Roger Nichols

Konzert G-Dur

Edition Peters Green Series

for: 2 pianos

Piano reduction (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 622436

29.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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M. Ravel: Ma Mère L'Oye, Sinfo (Stp)
Maurice Ravel

Ma Mère L'Oye

for: Symphonic orchestra

Study score

Item no.: 283818

21.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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M. Ravel: La Valse, Klav
Maurice Ravel

La Valse

Poème chorégraphique for orchestra
Piano transcription by the composer

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 156118

19.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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M. Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte, Klav
Maurice Ravel

Pavane pour une infante défunte

for: Piano

Music score (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 646294

7.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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C. Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un f, FlKlav (KlavpaSt)
Claude Debussy

Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

Universal Querflöten Edition
Herausgegeben nach der Urfassung

for: Flute, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 113526

19.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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M. Ravel: Sonatine, Klav
Maurice Ravel

Sonatine

for: Piano

Music score (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 582836

10.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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M. Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, Sinfo (Part.)
Maurice Ravel

Le Tombeau de Couperin

Suite d'Orchestre

for: Symphonic orchestra

Score (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 658682

43.90  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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C. Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d', FlKlarKlav (KlavpaSt)
Claude Debussy

Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

(Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)

for: Flute, clarinet, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 157741

17.90  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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M. Ravel: Ma Mère L'Oye, Klav
Maurice Ravel

Ma Mère L'Oye

cinq pièces enfantines

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 283811

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M. Ravel: Don Quichotte à Dulcinée, GesBrKlav
Maurice Ravel

Don Quichotte à Dulcinée

(3) Poèmes de Paul Morand - English adaptation by Edward Lockton

for: Voice (baritone), piano

Buch

Item no.: 477817

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C. Debussy: The Girl with the Flaxen Hair, Blaso (Pa+St)
Claude Debussy

The Girl with the Flaxen Hair

Anglo Music Midway Series

for: Concert band

Score, Parts

Item no.: 975627

109.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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DL: C. Debussy: Clair de Lune, Klav
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Claude Debussy

Clair de Lune

from Suite Bergamasque

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 722242

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M. Ravel: Shéhérazade, GesOrch (KA)
Maurice Ravel

Shéhérazade

Réduction pour chant & piano

for: Voice, orchestra

Piano reduction

Item no.: 283814

21.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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C. Debussy: Clair De Lune, Org
Claude Debussy

Clair De Lune

Klassik

for: Organ

Music score

Item no.: 962108

10.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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F. Mompou: Cançoneta Incerta, GesKlav
Frederic Mompou

Cançoneta Incerta

for: Voice, piano

Music score

Item no.: 324699

5.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
C. Debussy: At the Piano - Debussy, Klav
Claude Debussy

At the Piano – Debussy

Nine well-known original pieces in progressive order of difficulty
(with practical comments)

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 665557

17.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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DL: C. Debussy: Clair de Lune, FlKlav
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Claude Debussy

Clair de Lune

from Suite Bergamasque

for: Flute, piano

Music score

Item no.: 732073

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P. Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, GsGchOrch (KA)
Pietro Mascagni

Cavalleria rusticana

Based on a moving short story by the Sicilian novelist Giovanni Verga.

for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra

Piano reduction

Item no.: 318181

26.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
C. Debussy: Images, Sinfo (Part.)
Claude Debussy

Images

Full Score

for: Symphonic orchestra

Score

Item no.: 470216

24.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Currently being reprinted. Delivery time unknown.
C. Debussy: Syrinx - Flute Solo, Fl
Claude Debussy

Syrinx - Flute Solo

Music for Flute

for: Flute

Music score

Item no.: 971633

13.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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M. Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales, Klav
Maurice Ravel

Valses nobles et sentimentales

Durand-Salabert-Eschig-Musique Française

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 1340888

16.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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Pavane pour une infante défunte, Klav
Maurice Ravel

Pavane pour une infante défunte

pour piano

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 1535261

12.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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M. Ravel: Konzert für die linke Hand, KlvLhOrch (Part)
Maurice Ravel

Concerto for the Left Hand

Bärenreiter Urtext

for: Piano left hand, orchestra

Score (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 664024

56.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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C. Debussy: La Boite à Joujoux, for Clarinet, Violin (Pa+St)
Claude Debussy

La Boite à Joujoux, for Clarinet, Violin and Piano

Gegenwartsmusik

for: Clarinet, Violin and Piano

Score, Parts

Item no.: 1163688

37.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
M. Ravel: Shéhérazade, Sinfo (Part.)
Maurice Ravel

Shéhérazade

Ouverture de Féérie

for: Symphonic orchestra

Score

Item no.: 1316938

23.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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M. Ravel: Pièce En Forme De Habanera (Bu)
Maurice Ravel

Pièce En Forme De Habanera

Prüfungsliteratur

for: Soprano Saxophone

Book

Item no.: 184185

13.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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C. Debussy: Arabesque No. 1 , Klav
Claude Debussy

Arabesque No. 1

for: Piano

Item no.: 152479

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C. Debussy: Chansons De Bilitis (Fr.), GesKlav
Claude Debussy

Chansons De Bilitis (Fr.)

for: Voice, piano

Music score

Item no.: 136002

14.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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C. Debussy: Children's Corner, 2VlKlav (Pa+St)
Claude Debussy

Children's Corner

6 leichte Stücke

for: 2 violins, piano

Score, Parts

Item no.: 193585

14.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
M. Ravel: Miroirs, Klav
Maurice Ravel

Miroirs

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 193866

24.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
C. Debussy: Images Vol. 2, Klav
Claude Debussy

Images Vol. 2

for: Piano

Item no.: 401370

14.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
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