Nocturnes (Debussy)

*Nocturnes*
Nocturnes
Orchestral music by Claude Debussy
	Original manuscript of the orchestral arrangement
Catalogue	L 98
Based on	Poèmes anciens et romanesques by Henri de Régnier; Nocturnes by Whistler;
Composed	1892–1899
Dedication	Georges Hartmann (publisher)
Performed	9 December 1900 (mvts 1 & 2); 27 October 1901 (all 3 mvts);
Published	1900; 1930 (revised version);
Duration	about 25 minutes
Movements	I. Nuages ("Clouds"); II. Fêtes ("Festivals"); III. Sirènes ("Sirens");
Scoring	Orchestra; women's chorus;

Nocturnes, L 98 (also known as Trois Nocturnes or Three Nocturnes) is an Impressionist orchestral composition in three movements by the French composer Claude Debussy, who wrote it between 1892 and 1899. It is based on poems from Poèmes anciens et romanesques (Henri de Régnier, 1890).