''Six épigraphes antiques'', L. 131, CD. 139, is a suite of six pieces by

Claude Debussy Achille Claude Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionism in music, Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influe ...

, originally written for piano duo. Completed in July 1914, the suite was Debussy's only completed composition that year. In 1915 Debussy transcribed them for piano solo. Much of the music (over 100 measures) is taken from the musical accompaniments he had written in 1901 for his friend

Pierre Louÿs Pierre-Félix Louÿs (; 10 December 1870 – 4 June 1925) was a Belgian poet and writer, most renowned for lesbian and classical themes in some of his writings. He is known as a writer who sought to "express pagan sensuality with stylistic perf ...

's erotic lesbian poems '' Les Chansons de Bilitis''. In 1939 the Swiss conductor

Ernest Ansermet Ernest Alexandre Ansermet (; 11 November 1883 – 20 February 1969)"Ansermet, Ernest" in '' The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 435. was a Swiss conductor. Biography Anserme ...

created an orchestration of the suite.

Movements Movement may refer to: Generic uses * Movement (clockwork), the internal mechanism of a timepiece * Movement (sign language), a hand movement when signing * Motion, commonly referred to as movement * Movement (music), a division of a larger c ...

: # Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d'été ("To invoke Pan, god of the summer wind") # Pour un tombeau sans nom ("For a nameless tomb") # Pour que la nuit soit propice ("In order that the night be propitious") # Pour la danseuse aux crotales ("For the dancer with

crotales Crotales (, ), sometimes called antique cymbals, are percussion instruments consisting of small, tuned bronze or brass disks. Each is about in diameter with a flat top surface and a nipple on the base. They are commonly played by being struck ...

") # Pour l'égyptienne ("For the Egyptian woman") # Pour remercier la pluie au matin ("To thank the morning rain")

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* {{Authority control Compositions for piano four-hands Suites by Claude Debussy 1914 compositions Adaptations of works by Pierre Louÿs Piano compositions by Claude Debussy

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