Experiencing Debussy - A Listener's Companion

Informationen zum Autor By Teresa Davidian Klappentext Blending history and musical analysis, Davidian reveals the genius of Debussy's major works. As Davidian looks beneath the surface of the music to explain its power, she contextualizes them within Debussy's life and nineteenth-century Paris. Zusammenfassung Blending history and musical analysis, Davidian reveals the genius of Debussy’s major works. As Davidian looks beneath the surface of the music to explain its power, she contextualizes them within Debussy’s life and nineteenth-century Paris. Inhaltsverzeichnis ForewordIntroductionChapter 1 The Early Years: Rebel and InsiderChapter 2 Impressionist vs. SymbolistChapter 3 Debussy and Wagner: An Uneasy AllianceChapter 4 Debussy and RavelChapter 5 The Water MusicChapter 6 A French Nationalist with an Eye toward the EastChapter 7 Debussy's Achievement and LegacyTimelineSelected ListeningBibliography

Product details

• Authors: Teresa Davidian, Davidian Teresa
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.12.2018
• EAN: 9781442271456
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-7145-6
• No. of pages: 156
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 35 mm
• Series: Print On Demand; Listener's Companion; Print on Demand; Listener's Companion
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Miscellaneous; Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Appreciation, Romanticism, Impressionism, Composers and songwriters, Romantic Music (C 1830 To C 1900), Art music, orchestral and formal music