Title The fin-de-siècle elements in the music of Claude Debussy : his redefinition of musical time, color and narrative comparisons with Whistler, Hiroshige, Kandinsky and Emile Gallé / Charles Frederick Frantz ; with a foreword by Floyd Grave.

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Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
Talbott: Circulating Collection	ML410 .D354 F73 2017	Available

Description	vii, 201 pages 9 unnumbered leaves of plates : color illustrations, music ; 24 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Abstract -- Foreword / Floyd Grave -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Debussy scholarship: focus on symbolism, art nouveau, decadence -- New vistas: pitch and time -- Toward abstraction: Debussy, Hiroshige, Whistler -- "Le décor symbolique": Debussy, Gallé -- "Sonate pour flûte, alto et harpe"; Contraries and continuity: a unity of opposites -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary	Presents an analytical perspective grounded in correspondences to contemporary movements in visual art. The inquiry focuses on the world of art nouveau, symbolism, decadence, and Orientalism and their connection to Debussy. It reviews relevant Debussy scholarship, particularly in respect to those dealing with the perception of musical time.
Subject	Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918 -- Criticism and interpretation.
	Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918.
	Criticism and interpretation.
	Music -- Social aspects -- History -- 19th century.
	Music -- Social aspects.
	History.
Chronological Term	19th century
Subject	Art and music -- History -- 19th century.
	Art and music.
Chronological Term	1800-1899
Genre/Form	Criticism, interpretation, etc.
	History.
ISBN	9781495505720 hardcover
	1495505723 hardcover