Erik Satie "particularly liked the part at a quarter to eleven," referring to the title of the first movement "From dawn to midday.
It was originally dedicated to Emma Bardac, the composer's mistress.  The final movement begins with a roll of the timpani, and the conversation between the instruments ends with the theme that concluded the opening movement.   Erik Satie "particularly liked the part at a quarter to eleven," referring to the title of the first movement "From dawn to midday." The second movement features themes constructed from whole-tone scales often associated with the composer and was entitled "Play of Waves."  FTP, name this collection of three "symphonic sketches" written by Claude Debussy and intended to evoke his time on the water.
It was originally dedicated to Emma Bardac, the composer's mistress.  
La Mer or The Sea