Achille-Claude Debussy (22nd August 1862 – 25th March 1918) was a French co… Read Full Bio ↴Achille-Claude Debussy (22nd August 1862 – 25th March 1918) was a French composer. He was one of the most important figures in music at the turn of the 20th century; his music represents the transition from late-romantic to 20th century classical.
Debussy's most dramatic contribution to music history was his disregard for traditional chord structures and tonality. He is one of the most important exponents of the whole tone scale in classical music history. His compositions flowed without a strict sense of metre or rhythm, and are considered the pioneering works of the Impressionist genre of classical music, named in comparison with the visual arts movement.
Debussy's impact was far reaching. His free use of harmony, which often altogether disregarded the concepts of tertian harmony, has been cited as an influence on the rise of Jazz music later in the 20th century.
Debussy's most dramatic contribution to music history was his disregard for traditional chord structures and tonality. He is one of the most important exponents of the whole tone scale in classical music history. His compositions flowed without a strict sense of metre or rhythm, and are considered the pioneering works of the Impressionist genre of classical music, named in comparison with the visual arts movement.
Debussy's impact was far reaching. His free use of harmony, which often altogether disregarded the concepts of tertian harmony, has been cited as an influence on the rise of Jazz music later in the 20th century.
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3 Estampes%3A No. 3. Jardins sous la pluie
Claude Debussy Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Claude Debussy:
My Reverie Our love is a dream, but in my reverie I can…
Reverie Our love is a dream, but in my reverie I can…
Suite bergamasque L. 75 No. 1: Prelude INSTRUMENTAL Let your power flow in this place Let your heal…
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Mickey Li
Its interesting to see people discussing the aggressive interpretation, but from what I've read about the piece, Debussy's original intent was to portray a garden in the Normandy town of Orbec during an extremely violent rainstorm, for which I think this interpretation, is... rather good, I get that image immediately :)
Scott W
I spent most of my formative piano years skipping over this piece because it just looked impossible - but when I finally forced myself to sit down and learn it, I found the patterns to fit under my fingers fairly easily (except for the augmented 6th section a little ways in). Really rewarding piece to learn.
May1south
I took piano lessons, and this was my favorite piece to perform when I was 18. I love Walter Gieseking's performance. It's not too rushed. Brings back nice memories.
waffles
do you have any advice on how to play this piece well? i just started learning it and it's a struggle
larespo1
The best Debussy, period. Phrasing, dynamics, technicality, articulation. It is all there. If only we had him now to hear both live and on present day recording equipment. What we have here, though, is priceless and unparalleled.
Hervin Balfour
It's funny how people are saying this piece is "too fast". As if they knew the composers intentions. I recommend that people listen to Yvonne Lebefure's interpretation.(Or even Marcell Meyers). It's fast as well. But the point is Madame Lefebure learned the piece directly from Debussy himself. I think that Debussy wanted it played at this tempo because all of the people that learned direclty from him or learned from students in his student lineage all play it like this.
pineapple
@vee kay Yeah, because the composer literally taught his intentions to his students. That’s not speculation, that’s literally a direct connection to Debussy
Scott W
Since I was a student of DiPiazza, who was a student of Rubinstein, who was a student of Rachmaninoff, make me an expert interpreter of Rachmaninoff? I use Rach's "spoon" technique but it doesn't make me the be-all and end-all interpreter.
Opalic Fractalia
Thanks to piano rolls we actually know how Debussy intended the piece to be played, and well... it's even faster than this rendition, lol. You can check out by yourself searching on youtube "Debussy plays Debussy". If you don't know what a piano roll is, be sure to google it first - you'll find much better explanations there than what I could ever write here :)
critias
Lebefure or Lefebure ?