Claude Debussy - FireWorks

The last of twenty-four preludes by Claude Debussy, Feux d’artifice (fireworks) finishes this magnificent cycle with a festive display of fireworks, both as a musical image and as a pianistic challenge.

Fireworks were a regular staple at the Bastille Day in France, much like they are for Independence Day in the United States.

As a homage to the French holiday Claude Debussy quotes a short segment of the French national anthem at the end of this prelude.