List of compositions by Claude Debussy by Lesure Numbers

This is a list of compositions by Claude Debussy
Claude Debussy
Claude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions...

, organized by the catalogue created by musicologist François Lesure in 1977. The catalogue was necessary because Debussy did not use opus numbers, except for his String Quartet (labeled Opus 10). For a list organized by genre, see List of compositions by Claude Debussy.

L 1 – L 50

L 1, Ballade à la lune: C'était dans la nuit brune for voice and piano (1879)
L 2, Madrid: Madrid, princesse des Espagnes for voice and piano (1879)
L 3, Piano Trio in G major (1879)
L 4, Nuits d'étoiles: Nuit d'étoiles, sous tes voiles for voice and piano (1880)
L 5, Caprice: Quand je baise, pâle de fièvre for voice and piano (1880)
L 6, Beau soir
Beau Soir
"Beau Soir" is a French art song written by Claude Debussy. It is a setting of a poem by Paul Bourget. Debussy was twenty or twenty one when he wrote this song , and his music was marked by the aesthetics of the period....

: Lorsque au soleil couchant les rivières sont roses for voice and piano (1880)
L 7, Fleur des blés: Le long des blés que la brise fait onduler for voice and piano (1880)
L 8, Rêverie: Le zéphir à la douce haleine for voice and piano (1880)
L 9, Danse bohémienne for piano (1880)
L 10, Symphony for piano, four hands (1880)
L 11, Souhait: Oh! quand la mort que rien ne saurait apaiser for voice and piano (1881)
L 12, Triolet à Phillis [Zéphyr]: Si j'étais le zéphyr ailé for voice and piano (1881)
L 13, Les roses: Lorsque le ciel de saphir for voice and piano (1881)
L 14, Séguidille: Un jupon serré sur les hanches for voice and piano (1881)
L 15, Pierrot: Le bon Pierrot que la foule contemple for voice and piano (1881)
L 16, Aimons-nous et dormons: Aimons-nous et dormons, sans songer au reste du monde for voice and piano (1881)
L 17, Rondel chinois: Sur le lac bordé d'azalée for voice and piano (1881)
L 18, Tragédie: Les petites fleurs n'ont pu vivre for voice and piano (1881)
L 19, Jane: Je pâlis et tombe en langueur for voice and piano (1881)
L 20, Daniel: Versez, que de l'ivresse. Aux accents d'allégresse for three soloists and orchestra (1881)
L 21, Fantoches: Scaramouche et Pulcinella for voice and piano (1882)
L 22, Le lilas: O floraison divine des lilas for voice and piano (1882)
L 23, Fête galante: Voilà Sylvandre et Lycas et Myrtil for voice and piano (1882)
L 24, Printemps: Salut printemps, jeune saison for female choir and orchestra (1882)
L 25, Flôts, palmes et sables: Loin des yeux du monde for voice and piano (1882)
L 26, Nocturne et Scherzo for piano and cello (1882)
L 27, Intermezzo for cello and orchestra (1882)
L 28, En sourdine: Calmes dans le demi-jour for voice and piano (1882)
L 29, Mandoline: Les donneurs de sérénades for voice and piano (1882)
L 30, Rondeau: Fut-il jamais douceur de cœur pareille for voice and piano (1882)
L 31, Pantomime: Pierrot qui n'a rien d'un Clitandre for voice and piano (1882)
L 32, Clair de lune: Votre âme est un paysage choisi for voice and piano (1882)
L 33, La fille aux cheveux de lin: Sur la luzerne en fleur for voice and piano (1882)
L 34, Sérénade: Las, Colombine a fermé le volet for voice and piano (1882)
L 35, Choeur des brises: Réveillez-vous, arbres des bois for female a cappella choir (1882)
L 36, Divertissement for piano, four hands (1882)
L 37, Hymnis for soloist, choir, and orchestra (1882)
L 38, Le triomphe de Bacchus for piano, four hands (1882)
L 39, Coquetterie posthume: Quand je mourrai, que l'on me mette for voice and piano (1883)
L 40, Invocation: Élevez-vous, voix de mon âme for male choir and orchestra (1883)
L 41, Le gladiateur: Mort aux Romains, tuez jusqu'au dernier for three soloists and orchestra (1883)
L 42, Chanson espagnole: Tra la la… nous venions de voir le taureau for vocal duet (1883)
L 43, Romance [musique pour éventail]: Silence ineffable de l'heure for voice and piano (1883)
L 44, Musique: La lune se levait, pure, mais plus glacée for voice and piano (1883)
L 45, Paysage sentimental: Le ciel d'hiver si doux, si triste, si dormant for voice and piano (1883)
L 46, L'archet: Elle avait de beaux cheveux blonds for voice and piano (1883)
L 47, Chanson triste: On entend un chant sur l'eau dans la brume for voice and piano (1883)
L 48, Fleur des eaux for voice and piano (1883)
L 49, Églogue: Chanteurs mélodieux, habitants des buissons for soprano and tenor duet and piano (1883)
L 50, Suite for orchestra (piano reduction) (1883)
- Fête
- Ballet
- Rêve
- Bacchanale

L 51 – L 100

L 51, Diane au bois for soprano and tenor duet and piano (1883–1886)
L 52, Romance: Voici que le printemps, ce fil léger d'avril for voice and piano (1884)
L 53, Apparition: La lune s'attristait Des séraphins for voice and piano (1884)
L 54, La romance d'Ariel: Au long de ces montagnes douces for voice and piano (1884)
L 55, Regret: Devant le ciel d'été, tiède et calme for voice and piano (1884)
L 56, Le printemps: L'aimable printemps ramène dans la plaine for choir of four voices and orchestra (1884)
L 57, L'enfant prodigue
L'Enfant prodigue
L'Enfant prodigue was the first feature-length motion picture produced in Europe, running 90 minutes. Directed by Michel Carré, fils from his own three-act stage pantomime, the film was basically an unmodified record, filmed at Gaumont studio in May 1907...

for soprano, baritone, and tenor and orchestra (1884)
L 58, Barcarolle: Viens! l'heure est propice for voice and piano (1885)
L 59, Zuleima for choir and orchestra (1885–1886)
L 60, Ariettes oubliées for voice and piano (1885–1887)
- C'est l'extase: C'est l'extase langoureuse'
- Il pleure dans mon cœur: Il pleure dans mon cœur comme il pleut sur la ville
- L'ombre des arbres: L'ombre de arbres dans la rivière embrumée
- Chevaux de bois: Tournez, tournez, bons chevaux de bois
- Green: Voici des fruits, des fleurs, des feuilles
- Spleen: Les roses étaient toutes rouges
L 61, Printemps in E major for choir, piano, and orchestra (1887)
L 62, La damoiselle élue: La damoiselle élue s'appuyait sur la barrière d'or du ciel for two soloists, female choir, and orchestra (1887–1888)
L 63, Axel for voice and piano (1888)
L 64, Poèmes de Baudelaire for voice and piano (1887–1889)
- Le balcon: Mère des souvenirs, maîtresse des maîtresses
- Harmonie du soir: Voici venir les temps où vibrant sur sa tige
- Le jet d'eau: Tes beaux yeux sont las, pauvre amante
- Recueillement: Sois sage, ô ma douleur
- La mort des amants: Nous aurons des lits pleins d'odeurs légères
L 65, Petite suite for piano, four hands (1886–1889)
- En bateau
- Cortège
- Menuet
- Ballet
L 66, Two Arabesques
Arabesques (Debussy)
The Two Arabesques , L. 66, is a pair of arabesques composed by Claude Debussy. They are two of Debussy's earliest works, composed between the years 1888 and 1891, when he was still in his twenties....

for piano (1888, 1891)
L 67, Mazurka for piano (1890)
L 68, Rêverie for piano (1890)
L 69, Tarantelle styrienne for piano (1890)
L 70, Ballade slave for piano (1890)
L 71, Valse romantique
Valse romantique
Valse romantique is a solo piano piece written by the French composer Claude Debussy in 1890. It is in the key of F minor.The piece is divided in several small parts....

for piano (1890)
L 72, Rodrigue et Chimène
Rodrigue et Chimène
Rodrigue et Chimène is an unfinished opera in three acts by Claude Debussy. The French libretto, by Catulle Mendès, is based on the plays Las Mocedades del Cid by Guillén de Castro y Bellvís and Corneille's Le Cid which deal with the legend of El Cid...

opera (1890–1892)
L 73, Fantaisie for piano and orchestra (1889–1890)
L 74, La belle au bois dormant: Des trous à son pourpoint vermeil for voice and piano (1890)
L 75, Suite bergamasque
Suite bergamasque
The Suite bergamasque is one of the most famous piano suites by Claude Debussy. Debussy commenced the suite in 1890 at age 28, but he did not finish or publish it until 1905.-History:...

for piano (1890)
- Prélude
- Menuet
- Clair de lune
- Passepied
L 76, Les Angélus: Cloches chrétiennes pour les matines for voice and piano (1891)
L 77, Marche écossaise sur un thème populaire for piano, four hands (1891)
L 78, Dans le jardin: Je regardais dans le jardin for voice and piano (1891)
L 79, Romances for voice and piano (1891)
- Romance: L'âme évaporée est souffrante
- Les cloches: Les feuilles s'ouvraient sur le bord des branches
L 80, Fêtes galantes Set 1 for voice and piano
- En sourdine: Calmes dans le demi-jour
- Fantoches: Scaramouche et Pulcinella
- Clair de lune: Votre âme est un paysage choisi
L 81, Mélodies for voice and piano (1891)
- La mer est plus belle que les cathédrales
- Le son du cor s'afflige vers les bois
- L'échelonnement des haies moutonne à l'infini
L 82, Nocturne for piano (1892)
L 83, Three Scènes au crépuscule for orchestra (1892–1893)
L 84, Proses lyriques for voice and piano (1892–1893)
- De rêve: La nuit a des douceurs de femme
- De grève: Sur la mer les crépuscules tombent
- De fleurs: Dans l'ennui si désolément vert
- De soir: Dimanche sur les villes
L 85, String Quartet in G minor
String Quartet (Debussy)
Claude Debussy wrote his sole String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 in 1893.-Background:The previous year Debussy had abandoned the opera Rodrigue et Chimène...

(1893), Opus 10
L 86, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune , commonly known by its English title Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, is a symphonic poem for orchestra by Claude Debussy, approximately 10 minutes in duration...

(1894)
L 87, Images inédites for piano (1894)
L 88, Pelléas et Mélisande
Pelléas et Mélisande (opera)
Pelléas et Mélisande is an opera in five acts with music by Claude Debussy. The French libretto was adapted from Maurice Maeterlinck's Symbolist play Pelléas et Mélisande...

opera (1893–1902)
L 89, La Saulaie for baritone and orchestra (1896–1900)
L 90, Chansons de Bilitis for voice and piano (1897–1898)
- La flûte de pan: Pour le jour des Hyacinthies
- La chevelure: Il m'a dit «Cette nuit j'ai rêvé»
- Le tombeau des Naiades: Le long du bois couvert de givre
L 91, Nocturnes for orchestra (and Female Choir, in Sirènes) (1897–1899)
- Nuages
- Fêtes
- Sirènes
L 92, Chansons de Charles d'Orléans for choir of four mixed voices a cappella (1898–1908)
- Dieu! qu'il la fait bon regarder!
- Quand j'ai ouy le tambourin sonner
- Yver, vous n'estes qu'un villain
L 93, Berceuse: Il était une fois une fée qui avait un beau sceptre for voice without accompaniment (1899)
L 94, Nuits blanches: Tout à l'heure ses mains plus délicates for voice and piano (1899–1902)
L 95, Pour le piano
Pour le piano
Pour le piano , L.95, is a suite for solo piano by Claude Debussy. The composition was finished and issued in 1901. Its premiere took place on 11 January 1902 in the Salle Érard for the Société Nationale de Musique, with Ricardo Viñes as the pianist.It consists of three parts:# Prélude# Sarabande#...

suite for piano (1894–1901)
- Prélude
- Sarabande
- Toccata
L 96, Music for Chansons de Bilitis for two flutes, two harps, and celesta
- Chant pastoral
- Les comparaisons
- Les contes
- Chanson
- La partie d'osselets
- Bilitis
- Le tombeau sans nom
- Les courtisanes égyptiennes
- L'eau pure du bassin
- La danseuse aux crotales
- Le souvenir de Mnasidica
- La pluie du matin
L 97, Lindaraja for two pianos (1901)
L 98, Rhapsody for alto saxophone and piano or orchestra (1901–1911)
L 99, D'un cahier d'esquisses for piano (1903)
L 100, Estampes
Estampes
Estampes , L.100, is a composition for solo piano by Claude Debussy. It was finished in 1903.It consists of three movements:# Pagodes - approx. 6 minutes.# Soirée dans Grenade - approx. 5½ minutes....

for piano (1903)
- Pagodes
- La soirée dans Grenade
- Jardins sous la pluie

L 101 – L 141

L 101, Le diable dans le beffroi
Le diable dans le beffroi
Le diable dans le beffroi is an unfinished comic opera in one act by Claude Debussy to his own libretto, based on Edgar Allan Poe's short story The Devil in the Belfry.-Composition:...

(1902–1911)
L 102, Chansons de France for voice and piano (1904)
- Rondel: Le temps a laissié son manteau
- La Grotte: Auprès de cette grotte sombre
- Rondel: Pour ce que Plaisance est morte
L 103, Danses for harp and string quintet (1904)
- Danse sacrée
- Danse profane
L 104, Fêtes galantes Set 2 for voice and piano (1904)
- Les ingénus:Les hauts talons luttaient avec les longues jupes
- Le faune: Un vieux faune de terre cuite
- Colloque sentimental: Dans le vieux parc solitaire et glacé
L 105, Masques for piano (1904)
L 106, L'Isle Joyeuse
L'Isle Joyeuse
L'isle joyeuse, L. 106 is an extended solo piano piece by Claude Debussy composed in 1904. According to Jim Samson , 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...

for piano (1904)
L 107, Le roi Lear for orchestra (1904)
L 108, Pièce pour piano for piano (1904)
L 109, La Mer
La Mer (Debussy)
La mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre , or simply La mer , is an orchestral composition by the French composer Claude Debussy. It was started in 1903 in France and completed in 1905 on the English Channel coast in Eastbourne...

for orchestra (1903–1905)
L 110, Images, Set 1 for piano (1905)
- Reflets dans l'eau
- Hommage à Rameau
  Jean-Philippe Rameau
  Jean-Philippe Rameau was one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the Baroque era. He replaced Jean-Baptiste Lully as the dominant composer of French opera and is also considered the leading French composer for the harpsichord of his time, alongside François...
- Mouvement
L 111, Images, Set 2 for piano (1907)
- Cloches à travers les feuilles
- Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut
- Poisson d'or
L 112, La chute de la maison Usher
La chute de la maison Usher (opera)
La chute de la maison Usher is an unfinished opera in one act by Claude Debussy to his own libretto, based on Edgar Allan Poe's short story The Fall of the House of Usher...

(1908–1917)
L 113, Children's Corner
Children's Corner
Children's Corner is a six-movement suite for solo piano by Claude Debussy. It was published by Durand in 1908, and was given its world première in Paris by Harold Bauer on December 18 of that year...

for piano (1906–1908)
L 114, Le Petit Nègre for piano (1909)
L 115, Hommage à Joseph Haydn
Joseph Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn , known as Joseph Haydn , was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period. He is often called the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet" because of his important contributions to these forms...

for piano (1909)
L 116, Rhapsody No.1 for clarinet and piano or orchestra (1909–1910)
L 117, Préludes
Preludes (Debussy)
Claude Debussy's Préludes are two sets of pieces for solo piano. They are divided into two separate livres, or books, of twelve preludes each. Unlike previous collections of preludes, like those of JS Bach and Chopin, Debussy's do not follow a strict pattern of key signatures.Each book was written...

, Book 1 for piano (1909–1910)
L 118, Le promenoir des deux amants for voice and piano
- Auprès de cette grotte sombre
- Crois mon conseil, chère Climène
- Je tremble en voyant ton visage
L 119, Ballades de François Villon for voice and piano (1910)
- Ballade de Villon à s'Amye: Faulse beauté qui tant me couste cher
- Ballade que Villon feit à la requeste de sa mère pour prier Nostre Dame: Dame du ciel, régente terrienne
- Ballade des femmes de Paris: Quoy qu'on tient belles langagières
L 120, Petite pièce for clarinet and piano or orchestra (1910)
L 121, La plus que lente
La Plus que Lente
La plus que lente , L. 121, is a waltz for solo piano written by Claude Debussy in 1910, shortly after his publication of the Préludes, Book I. The piece debuted at the New Carlton Hotel in Paris, where it was transcribed for strings and performed by a popular Romany band.The title may be...

for piano (1910)
L 122, Images Set 3 for orchestra
- Gigues (1909–1912)
- Ibéria (1905–1908)
- Rondes du printemps
L 123, Préludes, Book 2 for piano
Preludes (Debussy)
Claude Debussy's Préludes are two sets of pieces for solo piano. They are divided into two separate livres, or books, of twelve preludes each. Unlike previous collections of preludes, like those of JS Bach and Chopin, Debussy's do not follow a strict pattern of key signatures.Each book was written...

(1912–1913)
L 124, Le martyre de Saint Sébastien
Le martyre de Saint Sébastien
Le martyre de Saint Sébastien, L 124 is a musical work by the French composer Claude Debussy.Written in 1911, the work—a five-act musical mystery play on the subject of Saint Sebastian -- was produced in collaboration with Gabriele d'Annunzio and designed as a vehicle for Ida Rubinstein...

(1911)
L 125, Khamma ballet (1911–1912)
L 126, Jeux ballet (1912–1913)
L 127, Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé for voice and piano (1913)
- Soupir: Mon âme vers ton front où rêve, ô calme sœur
- Placet futile: Princesse! À jalouser le destin d'une Hébé
- Évantail: Ô rêveuse pour que je plonge
L 128, La boîte à joujoux ballet (1913)
L 129, Syrinx
Syrinx (Debussy)
Syrinx is a piece of music for solo flute which Claude Debussy wrote in 1913 . It was the first significant piece for solo flute after the Sonata in A min composed by C. P. E. Bach exactly 150 years before , and it is the first such solo composition for the modern Böhm flute, perfected in 1847...

for flute (1913)
L 130, Le palais du silence ou NO-JA-LI ballet (1914)
L 131, Six épigraphes antiques for piano, four hands (1914)
- Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d'été
- Pour un tombeau sans nom
- Pour que la nuit soit propice
- Pour la danseuse aux crotales
- Pour l'égyptienne
- Pour remercier la pluie au matin
L 132, Berceuse héroïque for piano (1914)
L 133, Pièce pour le Vêtement du blessé for piano (1915)
L 134, En blanc et noir for two pianos (1915)
L 135, Cello Sonata
Cello Sonata (Debussy)
The Cello Sonata is a late work by the French composer Claude Debussy. It was the first of a planned series of 'Six sonates pour divers instruments', however Debussy only completed two others, the sonata for violin and the sonata for flute, viola and harp. The sonata for cello and piano was written...

(1915)
L 136, Études
Études (Debussy)
Claude Debussy's Études are a set of 12 piano etudes composed in 1915. The pieces are extremely difficult to play, as Debussy himself admitted, describing them as "a warning to pianists not to take up the musical profession unless they have remarkable hands"...

for piano (1915)
- Pour les cinq doigts
- Pour les tierces
- Pour les quartes
- Pour les sixtes
- Pour les octaves
- Pour les huit doigts
- Pour les degrés chromatiques
- Pour les agréments
- Pour les notes répétées
- Pour les sonorités opposées
- Pour les arpèges composés
- Pour les accords
L 137, Sonata for harp, flute, and viola (1915)
L 138, Elégie for piano (1915)
L 139, Noël des enfants qui n'ont plus de maison: Nous n'avons plus de maison for voice and piano (1915)
L 140, Violin and Piano Sonata
Violin Sonata (Debussy)
The Violin Sonata in G minor, L 140, for violin and piano was composed by Claude Debussy in 1917. It was the composer's final composition , forming the third work in what had originally been conceived as a cycle of six sonatas for various instruments...

(1916–1917)
L 141, Ode à la France: Les troupeaux vont par les champs désertés for soprano, mixed choir, and orchestra (1916–1917)

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