| Description |
xi, 297 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
The master musicians
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Master musicians series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
A musician's apprenticeship -- The Prix de Rome -- Establishing a reputation -- Years of struggle -- Divagations, 1900-1904 -- Notoriety and respectability, 1904-1910 -- The final years, 1910-1918 -- Debussy and the arts -- Student compositions -- Compositions, 1888-1893 -- Compositions, 1893-1899 -- Pelléas et Mélisande and the Poe operas -- Compositions, 1900-1912 -- Compositions, 1912-1918 -- Debussy as critic. |
| Summary |
"Nearly one hundred years after the death of its composer, the music of Claude Debussy has lost none of its breadth of appeal. With the rare ability to entice listeners on many levels, at its heart lies an engaging simplicity-one which defies traditional analysis and lends mystery to what ultimately is an extremely refined and highly personal approach to composition. Equally fascinating is Debussy's often contradictory personality - at times elusive, but always centered on his devotion to music and his ambition to create a name for himself unlike any other."--book jacket. |
| Subject |
Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918.
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Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. |
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Composers -- France -- Biography.
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Composers. |
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France. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9780199730056 (hardcover) (alkaline paper) |
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0199730059 (hardcover) (alkaline paper) |
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