Estampes
| Estampes | |
|---|---|
| by Claude Debussy | |
| English | Prints |
| Catalogue | L. 100 |
| Genre | Impressionism |
| Composed | 1903 |
| Performed | January 9, 1904 Salle Érard, Paris, France |
Estampes (Prints), L. 100, is a composition for solo piano by Claude Debussy. Finished in 1903, the first performance of the work was given by Ricardo Viñes at the Salle Érard of the Société nationale de musique in Paris on 9 January 1904.
The suite with 3 movements is one of a number of piano works by Debussy which are often described as impressionistic, a term borrowed from painting. The style of composition had been pioneered by Ravel in Jeux d'eau, written in 1901, and was soon adopted by Debussy (for example in the earlier numbers of Images), but Debussy did not refer to himself as an impressionist.