Durand Editions Musicales

This piece, written around 1900, emphasizes the purity and great sensitivity of Bonis’ work. It can be interpreted as a reflection of a difficult life spent trying to establish herself first as a stud...

Claude Arrieu (1903–1990) forged a singular style that broke free from the aesthetic trends she witnessed flourish throughout the 20th century. At the same time, she paid a great deal of attention to...

Claude Debussy's Sonate for Flute, Viola and Harp. Miniature score.

This critical edition of the chromatic harp solo part of the Danses pour harpe avec accompagnement d’orchestre d’instruments à cordes, is an excerpt issued of the parts extracted from the COMPLETE WOR...

George Frideric Handel’s Concerto for harp op. 4 no. 6 (HWV 294) was first performed as part of the première of the ode Alexander’s Feast (HWV 75) on 19 February 1736, probably on a Welsh triple harp,...

Gabriel Fauré’s Impromptu op. 86 is one of the most emblematic pieces ever written for harp, a typi­cal example of the French School of the early 20th century. The work is remarkably well-suited to th...

Alphonse Hasselmans (1845–1912), whose compositional activity was dedicated to his instrument, was active as both a teacher and soloist during his entire professional career. His Trois Petites Pièces,...

The acclaimed Belgian harpist Alphonse Hasselmans (1845-1912), opera soloist, concert performer, and (from 1884 on) professor at the Conservatoire de Paris, published his Feuilles d’automne [Autumn Le...

Paul Dukas wrote his Villanelle as a demanding exam piece for the horn class of the Paris Conservatoire in 1906. Alongside the technical challenges, the piece is successful because of its refreshing m...

Original Edition.

Musique française' is a series designed for students and teachers as well as professionals. These editions offer masterworks in French music, with performance suggestions and historical and stylistic...

The Danse macabreis one of the most celebrated works of Camille Saint-Saëns and of the French symphonic repertoire in general. After the première on 24 January 1875, the work firmly established itself...