Debussy / Eric Frederick Jensen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jensen, Eric Frederick, 1951- author.

Series:

Master musicians series.

The Master Musicians

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Composers--France--Biography.

Composers.

Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918.

Debussy, Claude.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (324 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, [England] ; New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Nearly one hundred years after the death of its composer, the music of Claude Debussy has lost none of its appeal. In this authoritative biography, author Eric Frederick Jensen brings together the most recent biographical research, including a revised catalogue of Debussy's compositions and the first complete edition of his correspondence. With separate, chronological sections on his life and music, Debussy is accessible to the general reader who wishes to focus on his life and personality, while providing detailed discussion of the music to musicians and students.

Contents:

Cover

DEBUSSY

Copyright

Contents

Preface

Abbreviations for Frequently Cited Sources in Notes

CHAPTER ONE: A Musician's Apprenticeship

At the Conservatoire

CHAPTER TWO: The Prix de Rome

Rome

CHAPTER THREE: Establishing a Reputation

CHAPTER FOUR: Years of Struggle

CHAPTER FIVE: Divagations, 1900-1904

CHAPTER SIX: Notoriety and Respectability, 1904-1910

CHAPTER SEVEN: The Final Years, 1910-1918

CHAPTER EIGHT: Debussy and the Arts

Impressionism

Symbolism

CHAPTER NINE: Student Compositions

CHAPTER TEN: Compositions, 1888-1893

CHAPTER ELEVEN: Compositions, 1893-1899

CHAPTER TWELVE: Pelléas et Mélisande and the Poe Operas

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Compositions 1900-1912

The Songs

Music for Piano

Estampes

Images

The Second Suite bergamasque

The Préludes

Music for Orchestra

The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian, Khamma, and Projects for the Stage

CHAPTER FOURTEEN :Compositions, 1912-1918

CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Debussy as Critic

APPENDIX A: Calendar

APPENDIX B: List of Works

APPENDIX C: Personalia

Select Bibliography

Correspondence and Writings

Reminiscences

Books: Debussy, Debussy's Music

Books Related to Debussy

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-991286-6

0-19-935744-7

OCLC:

889264308