Ariettes oubliées (Forgotten Songs) is a song cycle for voice and piano, L. 60 by Claude Debussy, based on poems by Paul Verlaine. The six ariettes were composed mostly in Rome in 1886. The first two were completed in Paris in March 1887. They are dedicated to the singer Mary Garden who also sang Mélisande. The poetry of Paul Verlaine had a more profound influence on Claude Debussy's music than did Debussy's closest literary or musical acquaintances.
| Original Name | Ariettes oubliées |
| Librettist | Paul Verlaine |
| Date of composition | 1887 (1885-1887) |
| Premiered | 1889, February 2nd in Paris, France by Claude Debussy |
| First published | 1888 in Paris, France |
| Type | Song(s) |
| Catalogue | L. 60 |
| Approx. duration | 16 minutes |
| Instruments |
Piano
Voice |
| Autotranslations beta |
Claude Debussy: Forgotten Songs, L. 60 Claude Debussy: Forgotten Songs, L. 60 Claude Debussy: Forgotten Songs, L. 60 |