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(Achille) Claude Debussy (French: [aʃil klod dəbysi]; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Jun 21, 2024 · Claude Debussy, French composer whose works were a seminal force in the music of the 20th century. He developed a highly original system of harmony and musical structure that expressed in many respects the ideals to which the Impressionist and Symbolist painters and writers of his time aspired.
Jun 16, 2023 · Claude Debussy (1862-1918) was a French composer most famous for his piano and orchestral music. Works like Clair de Lune have become piano standards while La Mer, with its unusual use of instruments...
Aug 22, 2023 · Claude Debussy was one of the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and is regarded as the founder of musical impressionism.
Mar 16, 2023 · Debussy was a master of orchestral and solo piano music. From Clair de Lune to La mer, here are the best pieces of classical music the composer ever wrote. From lazy woodland creatures on a hot summer’s day to the plains of southern Spain, Claude Debussy is the unparalleled master of evocative musical imagery.
Claude Debussy (1862–1918) was a 20th-century French composer and one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist classical music.
Meet Claude Debussy, the French master of mood and atmosphere. Get to know all the great composers with BBC Music's insightful online guides.
Oct 22, 2018 · A Critic at Large. The Velvet Revolution of Claude Debussy. How a reclusive Frenchman created some of the most radical, beautiful music of the modern era. By Alex Ross. October 22, 2018....
Mar 27, 2020 · Claude Debussy artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Claude Debussy, (born Aug. 22, 1862, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France—died March 25, 1918, Paris), French composer. Born into near poverty, he showed an early gift for the piano.
