Jeux Poème dansé

<p>Debussy's one-act ballet or 'Poème dansé' was given its first performance by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes on May 15 1913 with scenery by Léon Bakst; Vaslav Nijinsky was the featured dancer and Pierre Monteux conducted. Despite the exquisitely-crafted score the ballet's premiere was overshadowed by the riotous premiere by the same company of Stravinsky's <em>Le sacre du printemps</em> just two weeks later. Fortunately Debussy's music has continued life as a concert work over the past century. The score reproduced here was first issued in Paris by Durand et Cie. at the end of 1913. As with all PLP scores a percentage of each sale is donated to the amazing online archive of free music scores and recordings IMSLP - Petrucci Music Library.</p><ul> <li>Wikipedia article</li> <li>IMSLP page</li></ul>