Debussy
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Cambridge Music Handbooks
ISBN-10
0521446562
ISBN-13
9780521446563
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 2nd, 1995
Print length
124 Pages
Weight
172 grams
Dimensions
15.30 x 21.20 x 0.90 cms
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La mer stands at the centre of Debussy's achievement. In this study it is considered in the context of Debussy's personal and musical development. Discussion of performance styles draws on current recordings, and studies of rhythm, motif and tonality show how Debussy generates 'narratives' across the movements.
La mer stands at the centre of Debussy's achievement: described by the composer as 'a seascape without figures', it is arguably the greatest and most original French symphony. In this study La mer is considered in the context of Debussy's personal and musical development, and in the French musical renaissance in general, looking back to Cesar Franck and forward to the orchestral Images and Jeux. The author uses new biographical information and a wide range of sources to reveal the period of La mer's composition as one of intense emotional turbulence. Detailed discussion of performance styles draws on current recordings, and two analytical chapters trace the growth of ideas through the work. Studies of rhythm, motif and tonality show how Debussy generates 'narratives' across the three movements, which give La mer a structural integrity unparalleled in French music at the turn of the century.
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