including all cadences written by the composer himself Edition : study score Instrumentation : Piano and Orchestra Catalogue of works : WoO 4 Date of Publications : 16/11/1981 Number of Pages : 72 Arranger : Hess, Willy Series : Eulenburg Miniature Score

Rhapsody for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra-Debussy’s Rhapsody was commissioned by the wealthy amateur Elise Hall who paid the composer a considerable sum in advance. Yet work on it was not easy; following his death all that existed was a finished orchestral sketch ashort score. Debussy’s friend Jean Roger-Ducasse undertook versions for piano and orchestra based on the sole authentic source. Ever since its first performance in Paris in 1919 both of these versions of the work have formed partof the saxophone's core repertoire. Our study score contains the first transcription of the autograph in printed form. It is a valuable addition to our Urtext edition for practical music making (HN989).