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Debussy : a painter in sound / Stephen Walsh.
Claude Debussy (1862-1918) was that rare creature, a composer who reinvented the language of music without alienating the majority of music lovers. The creator of such classics as La Mer and Clair de Lune, of Pelléas et Mélisande and his magnificent, delicate piano works, he is the modernist everybody loves, the man who drove French music into entirely new regions of beauty and excitement at a time when old traditions--and the overbearing influence of Wagner--threatened to stifle it. As a central figure at the birth of modernism, Debussy's influence on French culture was profound. Yet at the same time his own life was complicated and often troubled by struggles over money, women, and ill-health. Walsh's engagingly original approach is to enrich a lively account of this life with brilliant analyses of Debussy's music: from his first daring breaks with the rules as a Conservatoire student to his mature achievements as the greatest French composer of his time.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781524731922
- ISBN: 1524731927
- Physical Description: ix, 323 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First United States edition.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-311) and index. |
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| Subject: | Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Composers > France > Biography. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon-Laclede County Library | B Debussy Walsh (Text) | 3803627419 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Trails Regional-Warrensburg | B De (Text) | 2204807230 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
