Catalogue of works
La Mer 111/(109)
Three symphonic sketches for orchestra
I. De l'aube à midi sur la mer
II. Jeux de vagues
III. Dialogue du vent et de la mer
Composition dates:
August 1903 - 5 March 1905
Dedication:
Jacques Durand
Publication:
Durand, July 1905 (orchestra); December 1906 (pocket score); 1910 (2nd edition after corrections); 1997, Édition critique des œuvres complètes, V/5
Durand, September 1905 (piano four hands)
Nomenclature:
2.3.2.4 — 4.5.3.1 — timp. - 3 perc. - 2 harps — strings
First hearing:
Paris, 15 October 1905, Concerts Lamoureux, under the direction of Camille Chevillard