“Iberia”, by Claude Debussy, is the second piece in his orchestral triptych “Images pour Orchestre”, written between 1905 and 1908. A colorful piece on how he imagined Spain, a country he visited only for a couple of hours in 1880 when he was 18.
The parts present mistakes and are missing vital musical information. They also feature the obnoxious “TACET JUSQU´À”, omitting much music and references, making playing very uncomfortable.
As I have played this wonderful work several times lately, I have decided to work on it, cleaning the parts, making corecctions and preparing my own edition. I still could not finish the adenda explaining all my decisions, but it will be ready in the near future.
Here you have the timpani and percussion parts of “Iberia”:
Fell free to use them. Do not hesitate to contact me should you find a mistake, want to suggest something or include any improvement. Please tag me on social media so I know where in the world this edition is being played.
…et in Arcadia ego.
© David Valdés