Suite bergamasque in their album "The Phosphorescent Blues". Suite bergamasque The Suite bergamasque () is one of the most famous piano suites by Claude Debussy. It was first composed by Debussy around 1890, at the age of 28, but was significantly revised just before its publication in 1905. The composer was loath to publish these relatively early piano compositions because they were not in his mature style, but in 1905 accepted the offer of a publisher who thought they would be successful given the fame Debussy had won in the intervening fifteen years. While it is not known how much of the
Caucasian Sketches, Suite No. 1 near the end, when after a second cadenza, slows its tempo down again. The title of a third, "In a Mosque", reflects the abundance of mosques in the once Turkish Caucausus and Circassia, and the listener can hear the Muezzin's call to prayer in the music. The most famous and admired portion is the final piece, "Procession of the Sardar", a Persian title for a military commander, leader or dignitary. Notable recordings of this suite include: Caucasian Sketches, Suite No. 1 "Caucasian Sketches, Suite No. 1", Op. 10 (Russian: "Кавказские эскизы, Сюита №1") is an orchestral suite composed in 1894