Claude Debussy

The musical piece Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, by Claude Debussy was one of the composer's most famous works and is considered a turning point in the history of music. The piece was made in the start of the twentieth century when compositional style of impressionism was first being introduced. The piece was first composed in 1894, and first performed in Paris on December 22, leaving his audience amazed and impressed by the revolution of this new music. The type of music reminded me of…

Rapsodie espagnole and Bolero, his most famous composition, which was a one movement orchestral piece. He wrote pieces for piano, chamber music, two piano concerti, ballet music, opera and song cycles. His style of music was impressionism. He and Claude Debussy were the two most influential and well-known composers in impressionism, although both of them rejected the term. They said that only imbeciles called it impressionism. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when impressionism…

Symbolism in Opera: The Elements of French Symbolism in the Opera Production of Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande Introduction Although a large number of research studies have been conducted on the relationship between Claude Debussy and French Symbolism, especially his opera Pelléas et Mélisande, whether his music could reflect Symbolism is still in a heated discussion. Some research has pointed out the relationship between the music and the libretto of the opera and Symbolism , ; while some…

the previous question, then congratulations! If you answered “no”, then you need to get out more. Today, I am here to discuss music for the eighty-three billionth time. So let’s get on with it. Let me introduce our two composers. First, we have Claude Debussy. And next, there is Igor Stravinsky. Now, you might be thinking, “Why did our history lesson start off with a question about chains?” Well, if you have ever seen a chain, then you will know that it is tough and highly durable. Although, it…

from the student body of St. John’s music society. There were in total twelve magnificent musical pieces and were all much appreciated by the people who were there. All the musical pieces were great, but the one that I enjoyed the most was the Claude Debussy which was presented by Kevin Won and Rex Chou who played the piano together. However, that does not take away from the other music works that were down. Furthermore, I felt all the pieces of music had some great moments and others not so…

history of classical music. Tonal harmony of the Romance era have been replaced with the dissonant sounding atonality of many composers of the 20th century. The 20th century of classical music was led by Arnold Schoenberg, Igor Stravinsky, and Claude Debussy. These composers have created techniques that were unlike any other in the history of classical music. Arnold Schoenberg is known for a technique called the Twelve Tone Technique. This technique contains a row of twelve pitch classes in a…

Claude Debussy’s, Igor Stravinsky, and Arnold Schoenberg, helped push the transformation of music in the 20th century. Tired of the tender melodies and the emotional tone of the romantic era,these composers experimented with tone, rhythm, and melody eventually defining news styles of music. The purpose of this paper to identify the similarities and the differences between Debussy’s La Mer, Stravinsky’s Right of Spring, and Schoenberg’s Erwartung. Claude Debussy’s La Mer is an orchestral…

little bit of everything from the earlier movements. The piece was one of his earlier trios written in 1790, 19 years before his death (IMSLP). Overall the piece featured the violin, with the cello as the bass line. Piano Trio in G Major, Claude Debussy…

Sonata in A minor, K. 110 Domenico Scarlatti Domenico Scarlatti was born in Naples, Italy, on October 26, 1685. A brilliant musician at an early age, Scarlatti followed in the compositional footsteps of his father, Alessandro Scarlatti. In 1708, Scarlatti moved to Rome to become maestro di cappella to the exiled queen of Poland, Maria Casimira. He later became head of the Cappella Giulia, the choir of St. Peter’s Basilica that sings for all solemn functions of the Vatican. While in Rome,…

sent to continue his studies in the United States. In 1917, Silvestre Revueltas moved to San Antonio, Texas where he resumed his studies at St. Edwards College. At this time Silvestre discovers the music of Claude Debussy, and finds a similarity in the style of music he wants to play. Debussy was a famous French composer, and pianist. In 1919 Silvestre moved to Chicago, and enrolled in the Chicago Musical College, where he graduated with a degree in violin, harmony and composition. Although…