Pelléas et Mélisande, Act 4, Scene 4 (draft) autograph manuscript, 1893 Aug.

Record ID: 
114409
Creator: 
Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918.
Biographical Data: 
French composer.
Title: 
Pelléas et Mélisande, Act 4, Scene 4 (draft) autograph manuscript, 1893 Aug.
Uniform title: 
Pelléas et Mélisande. Acte 4. 4e tableau (Sketches)
Date: 
1893 Aug.
Inscription/Markings: 

"Une fontaine dans le parc." At the end: "Septembre-Octobre [18]93 CAD."

Notes: 

Short-score draft of Act IV, Scene 4 beginning with eight measures preceding Pelléas's "C'est le dernier soir," breaking off with his "J'aurais presque peur de te tou[cher]," resuming with Mélisande's "[Mais si,] je ne songe qu'à toi," and continuing to the end of the scene.

Provenance: 

Robert Legouix.

Associated names: 

Legouix, Robert, former owner.
Maeterlinck, Maurice, 1862-1949, librettist.

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Department: 
Music Manuscripts and Printed Music
Music Collection: 
Robert Owen Lehman Collection, on Deposit