Debussy | The Girl with the Flaxen Hair | for woodwind quartet

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Enchant your listeners with this intermediate arrangement for woodwind quartet of Claude Debussy's charming piece "The Girl with the Flaxen Hair" from his Piano Preludes Book I--instantly downloadable for your next performance. This arrangement is perfect for recitals, contests, competitions, weddings, background dinner music gigs, Pops concerts, and graduations. This transcription of a Romantic-era work is written for advanced high school ensembles, college groups, and professional quintets. As always, I have included an alternate bass clarinet part in lieu of a missing bassoon.

French composer Claude Debussy, the "father" of French Impressionist composers, wrote this short piano piece in 1910. The tune was named after the poem of the same name by French poet Leconte de Lisle. This tune, one of twelve in Debussy's first book of piano preludes, evokes gentle lyricism and warmth, which may be why it is one of Debussy's most frequently recorded works. Originally scored for solo piano, I hope you enjoy this unique transcription for winds of an Impressionist Classic.

Updated 21 Sep 2026