Debussy: Images, L 110-111

Introduction

Images (usually pronounced in French) are six compositions (two series, books or sets, each consisting of three pieces) for solo piano by Claude Debussy. These are distinct from Debussy's Images pour orchestre. The pieces in the first series were written between 1901 and 1905 and the pieces in the second series were written in 1907. The total run time is approximately 30 minutes.

Book 1 or 1st series (L110)

• Reflets dans l'eau (Reflections in the water)
• Hommage à Rameau (Tribute to Rameau)
• Mouvement (Movement)

Book 2 or 2nd series (L111)

• Cloches à travers les feuilles (mélancolie diffuse) (Bells through the leaves (diffuse melancholy))
• Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut (Descent of the moon upon the temple that is no more)
• Poissons d'or (Golden fishes)