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"Hommage à S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C." is the 9th piece in
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's second set of préludes. The prelude's title refers to the protagonist of
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The Pickwick Papers ''The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club'' (also known as ''The Pickwick Papers'') was the Debut novel, first novel serialised from March 1836 to November 1837 by English author Charles Dickens. Because of his success with ''Sketches by Bo ...
'' – P.P.M.P.C. stands for "Perpetual President Member of the Pickwick Club". The piece is characteristic for its eccentric shifts in expression and often melancholy or sentimental tone. It is also notable for incorporating the opening refrain from "
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". A performance lasts approximately two and a half minutes.


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Preludes by Claude Debussy 1913 compositions Works based on The Pickwick Papers {{classical-composition-stub