Claude Debussy
Claude Debussy
Born August 22, 1862, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Died March 25, 1918, Paris, France
Born August 22, 1862, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Died March 25, 1918, Paris, France
Bio
Claude Debussy was an influential French composer of the late Romantic era and early Twentieth-century. He helped transition western art music from the Romantic period to the Modern period through his use of ethereal harmony and unique musical structures. Fascinated by visual art, Debussy created sensuous music that approximated the images and emotions created by the Impressionist and Symbolist painters of his time.
Famous Works
Pelléas et Mélisande, La Mer, Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), Clair de lune (“Moonlight” in Suite Bergamasque), Preludes, Syrinx, Two Arabesques, String Quartet in G minor
Claude Debussy was an influential French composer of the late Romantic era and early Twentieth-century. He helped transition western art music from the Romantic period to the Modern period through his use of ethereal harmony and unique musical structures. Fascinated by visual art, Debussy created sensuous music that approximated the images and emotions created by the Impressionist and Symbolist painters of his time.
Famous Works
Pelléas et Mélisande, La Mer, Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), Clair de lune (“Moonlight” in Suite Bergamasque), Preludes, Syrinx, Two Arabesques, String Quartet in G minor
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