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  1. 2 days ago · (Achille) Claude Debussy (French: [aʃil klod dəbysi]; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

  2. May 19, 2024 · Join us on a journey through the life and works of Claude Debussy, the visionary composer who revolutionized music at the turn of the 20th century. Discover how Debussy's innovative use of...

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  3. May 16, 2024 · Impressionism, in music, a style initiated by French composer Claude Debussy at the end of the 19th century. Elements often termed ‘impressionistic’ include static harmony, melodies that lack directed motion, surface ornamentation that obscures or substitutes for melody, and an avoidance of traditional musical form.

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  4. May 3, 2024 · Over the course of this week, Donald Macleod tracks the scandalous life of Achille-Claude Debussy and tries to reconcile his appalling behaviour with his transcendent music.

  5. 6 days ago · Kathryn T. May 25, 2024. The name Claude Debussy resonates as a pioneering force in the realm of classical music. Born in 1862 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, Debussys artistic journey was characterized by a relentless pursuit of innovation and a desire to shatter the conventions of his time.

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  7. May 15, 2024 · February 27, 1899. Classical. Rêverie, a piano piece composed by Claude Debussy, is a beautiful and ethereal work that sweeps the listener away into a dreamlike state. Although it was composed between 1880 and 1884, it was not published until years later, against Debussys wishes.

  8. May 9, 2024 · For Debussy, there was no need for music to make people think; it was enough if music could make them feel. Armed with this philosophy, he composed highly original pieces that were languid and dreamlike such as Clair de Lune (Moonlight), his first famous work, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, arguably his most well-known composition. Prelude ...

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