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Debussy - POD TITLE

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Klappentext A comprehensive picture of Debussy with insights into his character! environment and music. Zusammenfassung This Companion offers insights into Debussy's character! his environment and his music! especially the roles of nature and eroticism in his music. His works are discussed through the themes of sonority! rhythm! tonality and form! with closing chapters on performance and reception at the start of the new century. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Chronology of Debussy's life and works; Note on the text; Introduction Simon Trezise; Part I. Man, Musician and Culture: 1. Debussy the man Robert Orledge; 2. Debussy's Parisian affiliations Barbara L. Kelly; 3. Debussy as musician and critic Deirdre Donnellon; Part II. Musical Explorations: 4. Debussy on stage David Grayson; 5. The prosaic Debussy Roger Nichols; 6. Debussy and expression Nigel Simeone; 7. Exploring the erotic in Debussy's music Julie McQuinn; 8. Debussy and nature Caroline Potter; Part III. Musical Techniques: 9. Debussy's tonality: a formal perspective Boyd Pomeroy; 10. The Debussy sound: colour, texture, gesture Mark DeVoto; 11. Music's inner dance: form, pacing and complexity in Debussy's music Richard S. Parks; 12. Debussy's 'rhythmicised time' Simon Trezise; Part IV. Performance and Assessment: 13. Debussy in performance Charles Timbrell; 14. Debussy now Arnold Whittall; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.

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Authors Simon Trezise
Assisted by Jonathan Cross (Editor), Trezise Simon (Editor), Simon Trezise (Editor), Simon (Trinity College Trezise (Editor)
Publisher Cambridge University Press Academic
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 19.06.2003
 
EAN 9780521654784
ISBN 978-0-521-65478-4
Dimensions 168 mm x 244 mm x 16 mm
Series Cambridge Companions to Music
Subject Humanities, art, music > Music > Music history

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