The Later Style Of Claude Debussy

Author : Marianne Wheeldon
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253352398
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Debussy's Late Style written by Marianne Wheeldon and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Debussy's Late Style explores Claude Debussy's musical responses to World War I. This period of composition encompasses the duration of the war and the last four years of Debussy's life. The works that emerged during this time reflect both wartime events and the composer's self-conscious desire to define his own musical legacy as he felt his life nearing its end. Debussy's complete wartime compositions comprise a small but significant body of works, some little known and some now acknowledged to be among the masterpieces of his career. These include the Berceuse héroïque, En Blanc et noir, the Douze Études, the "Noël des enfants qui n'ont plus de maisons," and the three instrumental sonatas (the Cello Sonata; the Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp; and the Violin Sonata). Through music analysis, musicology, and cultural history, this study offers interpretive readings of Debussy's late works, focusing in particular on how they reflect the unique cultural milieu of wartime Paris.

Author : François De Médicis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1580465250
Total Pages : 642 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Debussy's Resonance written by François De Médicis and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some of Debussy's most beloved pieces, as well as lesser-known ones from his early years, set in a rich cultural context by leading experts from the English- and French-speaking worlds.

Author : Arthur Wenk
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520028272
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Claude Debussy and the Poets written by Arthur Wenk and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1976-01-01 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul Dukas wrote about Debussy that the strongest influence he experienced was that of the poets, not that of the musicians. This book undertakes to demonstrate that thesis by studying Debussy's settings of songs by Banville, Verlaine, Baudelaire, Mallarmé, Louÿs, and Debussy himself. A particular insight may be gained in the comparison of six poems by Verlaine set to music by both Fauré and Debussy. The book includes a poetic/musical analysis of Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, based on the poem by Mallarmé.

Author : Stephen Walsh
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 1524731935
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Debussy written by Stephen Walsh and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most revered composers of the twentieth century, Claude Debussy (1862–1918) achieved the unheard of: he reinvented the language of music without alienating the majority of music lovers. Debussy drove French music into entirely new regions of beauty and excitement at a time when old traditions threatened to stifle it. Yet despite his profound influence on French culture, Debussy’s own life was complicated and often troubled by struggles over money, women, and ill health. Here, Stephen Walsh, acclaimed author of Stravinsky, chronicles both the composer himself and the unique moment in European history that bore him. Walsh’s engagingly original approach is to enrich a lively biography with analyses of Debussy’s music: from his first daring breaks with the rules as a Conservatoire student to his achievements as the greatest French composer of his time.

Author : Claude Debussy
Publisher : Alfred Music
ISBN 13 : 9781457420245
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to His Piano Music written by Claude Debussy and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of Debussy's popular intermediate pieces includes "Clair de lune," "Reverie," "La petit nègre," the complete "Children's Corner Suite" and other works. The introductory pages discuss symbolist poetry, French Impressionist painters and Debussy's musical style. A variety of photographs taken throughout the composer's life are also included.

Author : D. J. Hoek
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 1461700795
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Analyses of Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Music, 1940-2000 written by D. J. Hoek and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2007-02-15 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new volume incorporates all entries from the previous editions by Arthur Wenk, expanding to cover writings drawn from periodicals, theses, dissertations, books, and Festschriften from 1940 to 2000. Over 9,000 references to analyses of works by over 1,000 composers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries are included.

Author : Margery Halford
Publisher : Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780739038765
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Debussy written by Margery Halford and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of Debussy's popular intermediate pieces includes Clair de lune," "Reverie," "Le petit nègre," the complete "Children's Corner Suite" and other works. The introductory pages discuss symbolist poetry, French Impressionist painters and Debussy's musical style. A variety of photographs taken throughout the composer's life are also included. The Alfred Masterwork Library CD Editions conveniently combine each exceptional volume with a professionally recorded CD that is sure to inspire artistic performances. 64 pages. Pianist Scott Price is the chair of the Piano Department at the University of South Carolina and holds a doctorate in piano performance from the University of Oklahoma. He has given master classes and recitals throughout the United States and Southeast Asia. His recordings are featured in Alfred's Premier Piano Course."

Author : Léon Vallas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Claude Debussy, His Life and Works written by Léon Vallas and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Claude Debussy
Publisher : Alfred Music
ISBN 13 : 1457471353
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Douze Études written by Claude Debussy and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 2005-02-18 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Claude Debussy's 12 Études were composed in 1915, in memory of Frederic Chopin. He admits that these are extremely difficult to play, and describes them as "a warning to pianists not to take up the musical profession unless they have remarkable hands." Includes: * Étude 1 (5 fingers, "after Monsieur Czerny") * Étude 2 (thirds) * Étude 3 (fourths) * Étude 4 (sixths) * Étude 5 (octaves) * Étude 6 (eight fingers) * Étude 7 (chromatic degrees) * Étude 8 (ornaments) * Étude 9 (repeated notes) * Étude 10 (opposing sonorities) * Étude 11 (composite arpeggios) * Étude 12 (chords)

Author : David J. Code
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1861899858
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Claude Debussy written by David J. Code and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2010-08-15 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: French composer Claude Debussy (1862–1918) created music that was revolutionary, with a distinctly modern sound that highlighted the intersection of art and life. Here, in this unique biography, David J. Code explores the important moments in the development of Debussy’s literary interests that shaped his music—and in the process brings to life Debussy’s sardonic personality. Claude Debussy presents an in-depth look at how Debussy’s love for poetry influenced his musical compositions. Code explores both Debussy’s earlier years, filled with student cantatas inspired by Verlaine and Baudelaire, as well as his later works, dominated by nationalistic pieces inspired by French Renaissance poets and composed in the lead-up to World War I. Along the way, Code looks at Debussy’s orchestral compositions and operas, inspired by Stéphane Mallarmé and Maurice Maeterlinck. This book will give readers a fresh way of listening to Debussy’s classic music by offering the most up-to-date critical analysis of the intersection of Debussy’s literary interests and musical compositions and will appeal to any reader with a love of Debussy, as well as modern music, literature, and the arts.