Debusy's Theatrical Programming

Buc wrote the piece based on memories of his childhood. His parents had actually wanted him to be a sailor. But debusy very quickly knocks aside your expectations. And from the lowest point we reach the highest as the violins enter, playing shimmering notes near the top of their register. All the while, we hear what must be bird calls, dangerous ones in the wood winds. We also hear a plaintive call in the trumpet and english horn, a asal color that very few composers would dare to use other than c so what do we make of this? Well dibse probably would have been happy to know that he messed with your expectations.