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Subject(s)

• Debussy, Claude 1862-1918—Criticism and interpretation [Browse]

Editor

• Trezise, Simon [Browse]

Series

Cambridge companions to music. [More in this series]

Summary note

Often considered the father of twentieth-century music, Debussy was a visionary whose influence is still felt. This book offers a wide-ranging series of essays on Debussy the man, the musician and composer. It contains insights into his character, his relationship to his Parisian environment and his musical works across all genres, with challenging views on the roles of nature and eroticism in his life and music. His music is considered through the characteristic themes of sonority, rhythm, tonality and form, with closing chapters considering the performance and reception of his music in the first years of the new century and our view of Debussy today as a major force in Western culture. This comprehensive view of Debussy is written by a team of specialists for students and informed music lovers.

Notes

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015).

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-317) and index.

Language note

English

Contents

• Debussy the man / Robert Orledge
• Debussy's Parisian affiliations / Barbara L. Kelly
• Debussy as musician and critic / Ďirdre Donnellon
• Debussy on stage / David Grayson
• The prosaic Debussy / Roger Nichols
• Debussy and expression / Nigel Simeone
• Exploring the erotic in Debussy's music / Julie McQuinn
• Debussy and nature / Caroline Potter
• Debussy's tonality : a formal perspective / Boyd Pomeroy
• The Debussy sound : colour, texture, gesture / Mark DeVoto
• Music's inner dance : form, pacing and complexity in Debussy's music / Richard S. Parks
• Debussy's 'rhythmicised time' / Simon Trezise
• Debussy in performance / Charles Timbrell
• Debussy now / Arnold Whittall.

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ISBN

• 1-139-81607-1
• 0-511-99876-7
• 1-280-41758-7
• 0-511-17939-1
• 0-511-07764-5
• 0-511-20335-7
• 0-511-30637-7
• 0-511-07607-X

OCLC

• 171136586
• 1024240928

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