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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
September 2011
Print publication year:
2003
Online ISBN:
9780511998768

Book description

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.

Reviews

'The volume contains some illuminating information on Debussy. The volume also brings forward the rich resource of Debussy's critical writings. … contains all the material for an alternative approach to Debussy research.'

Source: Nineteenth-Century Music Review

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Contents

  • Frontmatter
    pp i-xx
  • Introduction
    pp 1-6
  • Part I - Man, musician and culture
  • 1 - Debussy the man
    pp 7-24
  • 2 - Debussy's Parisian affiliations
    pp 25-42
  • 3 - Debussy as musician and critic
    pp 43-58
  • Part II - Musical explorations
  • 4 - Debussy on stage
    pp 59-83
  • 5 - The prosaic Debussy
    pp 84-100
  • 6 - Debussy and expression
    pp 101-116
  • 7 - Exploring the erotic in Debussy's music
    pp 117-136
  • 8 - Debussy and nature
    pp 137-152
  • Part III - Musical techniques
  • 9 - Debussy's tonality: a formal perspective
    pp 153-178
  • 10 - The Debussy sound: colour, texture, gesture
    pp 179-196
  • 11 - Music's inner dance: form, pacing and complexity in Debussy's music
    pp 197-231
  • 12 - Debussy's ‘rhythmicised time’
    pp 232-256
  • Part IV - Performance and assessment
  • 13 - Debussy in performance
    pp 257-277
  • 14 - Debussy now
    pp 278-287
  • Notes
    pp 288-314
  • Select bibliography
    pp 315-317
  • Index
    pp 318-326

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