Arabesque No. 1 sheet music

Claude Debussy (1862–1918), Level 10 · Advanced, 2:56

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  • Some held notes in bars 3–4, 17–18, 26–37, 39–46, 49–50, 53–63, 65–67, 69–74, 87–95, 97–98, 103 are shown shorter because that hand plays more than one rhythm at once. No notes were removed.
Arabesque No. 1, keyboard staff, page 1 of 13Arabesque No. 1Claude Debussy (1862–1918). Regular keyboard staff. Print at 100%, not fit-to-page.CCDDEFFGGAABBold red line: C4 · Solid line: other Cs, D F G A · Dotted grey line: E | F and B | CC3C5333333333333441C♯C♯EF♯G♯D♯BBAAC♯D♯EBG♯G♯C♯EAG♯D♯BAC♯F♯EBG♯C3C53333333333333C♯F♯AF♯C♯F♯AAC♯F♯AF♯AAC♯F♯AC♯C♯EAC♯C♯D♯AC♯C♯C♯AEEC2C3C5333335AAAG♯F♯EF♯C♯EBC♯G♯BF♯BF♯AC♯D♯F♯AC♯D♯C♯BAEBEG♯BG♯EBSource: "Arabesque No. 1", typeset by Keith OHara, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1777.Arabesque No. 1 · Page 1 of 13
Arabesque No. 1, keyboard staff, page 2 of 13C2C3C57G♯EG♯D♯C♯BEF♯C♯EBC♯G♯BF♯EC♯EG♯C♯G♯EBEBEG♯BG♯EBC2C39G♯EG♯D♯C♯BABC♯ED♯EEC♯EG♯C♯G♯EBF♯C♯EF♯AF♯EC♯C2C311C♯G♯ED♯C♯D♯EG♯F♯G♯G♯C♯EG♯BG♯EC♯AEF♯AC♯AF♯EC2C3C513EC♯A♯C♯A♯G♯EC♯EC♯A♯EG♯C♯C♯F♯A♯EEA♯C♯G♯F♯C♯EA♯C3C515G♯F♯G♯F♯G♯F♯G♯F♯F♯G♯A♯EG♯C♯C♯F♯A♯EA♯EG♯C♯C♯F♯A♯ESource: "Arabesque No. 1", typeset by Keith OHara, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1777.Arabesque No. 1 · Page 2 of 13
Arabesque No. 1, keyboard staff, page 3 of 13C3C53333333317AC♯EF♯G♯D♯BF♯AC♯D♯EBG♯C♯EAG♯D♯BAC♯F♯EBG♯C3C53333319D♯EG♯BD♯D♯C♯EG♯GC♯D♯A♯D♯C♯G♯C♯EBEC♯GC♯D♯A♯D♯C♯EAC♯G♯C♯AC3C53333333321BBAC♯EG♯AC♯EG♯F♯D♯ABF♯BAC♯F♯AEAF♯B♯F♯G♯D♯G♯F♯C♯F♯AEAF♯C2C3C53333333323D♯G♯F♯AC♯EF♯AC♯EDB♯F♯G♯D♯G♯F♯BF♯ADAF♯BEG♯DG♯EBF♯ADAF♯Source: "Arabesque No. 1", typeset by Keith OHara, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1777.Arabesque No. 1 · Page 3 of 13
Arabesque No. 1, keyboard staff, page 4 of 13C2C333333333325G♯F♯DC♯EGABAEGABABEG♯DG♯EEBEF♯G♯BAAAC2C333327GC♯EC♯F♯ABC♯BABC♯BAADAF♯C2C329C♯F♯D♯AF♯BG♯EBG♯BBF♯ABG♯G♯EG♯BC2C3C53333331AC♯AC♯AC♯EF♯G♯F♯EF♯AG♯BAC♯F♯F♯C♯EF♯AC♯D♯C♯Source: "Arabesque No. 1", typeset by Keith OHara, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1777.Arabesque No. 1 · Page 4 of 13
Arabesque No. 1, keyboard staff, page 5 of 13C2C3C5333333333AC♯AC♯AC♯EF♯G♯F♯EF♯AC♯G♯BD♯F♯AC♯EG♯F♯F♯C♯EF♯AC♯F♯C2C3C5C63333333335BD♯F♯AC♯EG♯BD♯F♯AC♯EG♯BD♯F♯AC♯EG♯BD♯F♯AC♯EG♯BD♯F♯ABF♯ABD♯F♯ABC2C3C5C637G♯BF♯EEEEBEG♯BEG♯ESource: "Arabesque No. 1", typeset by Keith OHara, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1777.Arabesque No. 1 · Page 5 of 13
Arabesque No. 1, keyboard staff, page 6 of 13C2C3C539ADEC♯BG♯BC♯F♯AD♯F♯G♯G♯DF♯EBDF♯EF♯BC♯DDEC♯F♯ABBEF♯DG♯EC2C3C542AC♯F♯EAC♯G♯BAF♯AEDEC♯BG♯BC♯EAEC♯AEF♯BC♯DE♯C2C344EAF♯D♯F♯C♯F♯G♯BF♯EAC♯AC♯EABEG♯C♯F♯ABD♯AEG♯EF♯BBBEEEC2C3C53333333347DF♯AC♯BAG♯BDF♯EDC♯EG♯BAG♯F♯AC♯EDC♯F♯EAADDSource: "Arabesque No. 1", typeset by Keith OHara, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1777.Arabesque No. 1 · Page 6 of 13
Arabesque No. 1, keyboard staff, page 7 of 13C2C3C5349BDF♯ABDG♯G♯DF♯EAC♯F♯EDADC♯BBBF♯DBF♯EEAAEF♯EDC♯C2C3C53333333351DF♯AC♯BAG♯BDF♯EDC♯EG♯BAG♯F♯AC♯EDC♯F♯EAADDC2C3C53353BDF♯ABDG♯F♯G♯BDF♯ABDG♯F♯G♯BBF♯DBF♯DDF♯DBF♯C2C3C555G♯EDEC♯F♯BE♯BC♯EAF♯D♯G♯DEF♯G♯C♯AABSource: "Arabesque No. 1", typeset by Keith OHara, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1777.Arabesque No. 1 · Page 7 of 13
Arabesque No. 1, keyboard staff, page 8 of 13C2C3C557G♯DF♯EBDF♯EAC♯F♯EAC♯G♯BAF♯BEF♯DG♯EEAEC♯AEC2C3C559AEDEC♯BG♯BC♯EAG♯D♯F♯C♯F♯G♯F♯BC♯DE♯C♯F♯ABD♯AC2C361BF♯EAC♯AC♯EABEG♯GCGFGACEFBDEG♯EF♯BBBEEECECFGC2C3C564EACDFGEACFBDACFGCGCFACABAGFEDDSource: "Arabesque No. 1", typeset by Keith OHara, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1777.Arabesque No. 1 · Page 8 of 13
Arabesque No. 1, keyboard staff, page 9 of 13C2C3C566FBDGCGFGEDEFGGDFGBDFGEAFB♭GAFC3C5369CGFGEGG♯F♯G♯EC♯G♯GEG♯G♯E♭C3C53333333371AC♯EF♯G♯D♯BF♯AC♯D♯EBG♯C♯EAG♯D♯BAC♯F♯EBG♯C3C533333333333373C♯F♯AF♯C♯F♯AAC♯F♯AF♯AAC♯F♯AC♯C♯EAC♯C♯D♯AC♯C♯C♯AEESource: "Arabesque No. 1", typeset by Keith OHara, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1777.Arabesque No. 1 · Page 9 of 13
Arabesque No. 1, keyboard staff, page 10 of 13C2C3C53333375AAAG♯F♯EF♯C♯EBC♯G♯BF♯BF♯AC♯D♯F♯AC♯D♯C♯BAEBEG♯BG♯EBC2C3C577G♯EG♯D♯C♯BEF♯C♯EBC♯G♯BF♯EBEG♯C♯G♯EBEBEG♯BG♯EBC2C379G♯EG♯D♯C♯BABC♯ED♯EEBEG♯C♯G♯EBF♯C♯EF♯AF♯EC♯C2C381C♯G♯ED♯C♯D♯EG♯F♯G♯G♯C♯EG♯BG♯EC♯AEF♯AC♯AF♯EC2C3C583EC♯A♯C♯A♯G♯EC♯EC♯A♯EG♯C♯C♯F♯A♯EEA♯C♯G♯F♯C♯EA♯Source: "Arabesque No. 1", typeset by Keith OHara, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1777.Arabesque No. 1 · Page 10 of 13
Arabesque No. 1, keyboard staff, page 11 of 13C3C585G♯F♯G♯F♯G♯F♯G♯F♯F♯G♯A♯EG♯C♯C♯F♯A♯EA♯EG♯C♯C♯F♯A♯EC3C53333333387AC♯EF♯G♯D♯BF♯AC♯D♯EBG♯C♯EAG♯D♯BAC♯F♯EBG♯C3C5C63333389AEBC♯AG♯D♯AG♯C♯F♯BEC♯EAC♯AEBD♯G♯BG♯D♯AC♯F♯AF♯C♯G♯BEG♯EBC3C5333391EDAEF♯DC♯G♯DC♯F♯BEAF♯ADF♯DAEG♯C♯EC♯G♯DF♯BDBF♯C♯EAC♯AEC2C3C539324DG♯AG♯C♯C♯AF♯BEF♯EBE♯G♯BG♯E♯AC♯F♯AF♯C♯G♯BEG♯EBSource: "Arabesque No. 1", typeset by Keith OHara, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1777.Arabesque No. 1 · Page 11 of 13
Arabesque No. 1, keyboard staff, page 12 of 13C2C3C5C63333333334495AAAEBC♯EABC♯EC♯BAEC♯BEF♯C♯EF♯ABC♯C2C3C5333333333397G♯G♯D♯BD♯G♯BBF♯F♯D♯ABD♯ABBBBD♯G♯BBBD♯ABC2C3C5C699EEF♯C♯EBC♯G♯BF♯G♯EG♯D♯C♯EBEG♯BG♯EBEC♯EG♯C♯G♯EC♯Source: "Arabesque No. 1", typeset by Keith OHara, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1777.Arabesque No. 1 · Page 12 of 13
Arabesque No. 1, keyboard staff, page 13 of 13C2C3C5101BEF♯C♯EBC♯G♯BF♯G♯EG♯D♯C♯EBEG♯BG♯EBEC♯EG♯C♯G♯EC♯C2C3C533333333103EBF♯C♯BEC♯G♯EBF♯C♯EBEBC♯G♯EG♯EBEG♯C2C3C5C63333105BEC♯G♯EBF♯C♯EG♯EG♯EG♯EEBEG♯BEBEBEEESource: "Arabesque No. 1", typeset by Keith OHara, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1777.Arabesque No. 1 · Page 13 of 13
Photograph of Claude Debussy
Claude Debussy. Atelier Nadar, c. 1908. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.

Key facts

Level
Level 10 · Advanced. Estimated from the notes (6 of 8 on our difficulty score)
Time signature
4/4, 2/4
Length
107 bars, 13 pages
Playing time
2:56
Notes
1,448
Range
E1 to Ab6

Source and licence

Licence of the source: Public Domain dedication.

Source: "Arabesque No. 1", typeset by Keith OHara, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1777.

Source: The Mutopia Project, from the edition Durand et Fils (1904).

Playback sounds: Salamander Grand Piano by Alexander Holm (CC BY 3.0); Upright Piano KW by Gonzalo and Roberto of FreePats (CC0 1.0); Fluid R3 GM by Frank Wen and contributors (CC BY 3.0). Full sound credits.