Douze etudes pour le piano

Douze études pour le piano is a set of twelve piano études by French composer Claude Debussy, published in 1915. Composed late in his career, the études distil Debussy's impressionist harmonic language into concise technical studies that explore novel pianistic textures, modal and whole‑tone harmonies and intricate rhythmic and pedal effects, and they mark a transitional point between Romantic virtuosity and early modernist piano technique.