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DEBUSSY – Goliwogg’s Cakewalk – FOUR CELLOS

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“Golliwogg’s Cakewalk” is the final piece from Claude Debussy’s 1908 piano suite, Children’s Corner, dedicated to his daughter Emma. Inspired by an English character in Florence Upton’s books and the American cakewalk dance, the piece is a playful ragtime work that incorporates a humorous parody of Richard Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde”. The suite’s title and individual movement names are in English, as a nod to Emma’s English governess.

While Debussy intended the piece to be humorous and playful, reflecting his daughter’s favorite doll, the work’s racial origins have made it a subject of debate for modern audiences and performers.

Movements or sections:
The tempo indication is – Allegro giusto

The music is a ragtime piece, featuring characteristics like a march-like beat and dotted rhythms. The central part of the piece includes a jocular quotation of the main theme from Wagner’s opera Tristan und Isolde.

Instrumentation:
QUARTET OF FOUR CELLOS
Arranged by Malte Meyn

1 PDF, with both individual parts and the score

Approximate difficulty:
Medium to difficult

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