Petite Suite (Debussy)

It has been transcribed many times, most notably in an orchestral version by Debussy's colleague Henri Büsser.

The suite, which was composed from 1886 to 1889,[1] was first performed on 2 February 1889 by Debussy and pianist-publisher Jacques Durand at a salon in Paris.

[2] It may have been written due to a request (possibly from Durand) for a piece that would be accessible to skilled amateurs, as its simplicity is in stark contrast with the modernist works that Debussy was writing at the time.

[4][5] The Petite Suite was orchestrated by Debussy's colleague Henri Büsser in 1907, and published by A. Durand & Fils.

[4] The work has also been transcribed for clarinets, for harp, for brass band, and for chamber wind ensemble.