comme une lointaine sonnerie de cors

French composer

Definition

Like a distant horn call — evoking the resonance of horns heard from far away.

Interpretive Guidance

The sound must travel; use a subtle halo of pedal resonance and play the passage with a slight hollowness in the tone, as if heard through air rather than directly.

Context

Scope Used by Claude Debussy
Language French

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