MINSTRELS

Minstrels comes from Debussy's 'Pr'ludes', 24 pieces for solo piano. These piano solos were written between December 1909 and April 1913 in 2 separate volumes. The titles of these preludes are highly significant in terms of their descriptive quality. Claude Debussy's own performance of Minstrels in the 1912 piano rolls contains expressive techniques that are not often heard today: random pushes and pulls of tempi, flippant rhythmic alterations, frequent in'gale, and tempo rubato. These performing practices, although odd-sounding to the modern listener, were common at the turn of the twentieth century. His vivid rendition of the piece, includes expressive techniques that are missing from the original notation and significantly alter the experience of the music. Unexpected meanings that cannot be deduced from studying the score alone arise when taking into consideration Debussy's interpretation as a performer.
Achille-Claude Debussy (1862'1918) was a French composer who along wit

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