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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La danse de Puck
Claude Debussy Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'La danse de Puck' by these artists:
D. T. Son Là-bas, Zorba dans son pays S'élance, il danse le sirtaki Dé…
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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@carolineandtigger
Mr. Barenboim you are certainly the best. I love watching you perform and learning from your technique.
@AsrielKujo
Amazing!!
@belartful
So French! I love Debussy and Ravel! To me they are the ultimate composers!!
@mikeldaleetxebarria2412
Anyone know what the French bit means?
@MusiKa-Association2023
what do you mean by "french bit"?
@mikeldaleetxebarria2412
There's someone speaking in French towards the end of the video and I have no idea what he's talking about! I know it's something Debussy must have written about "freeing" music but that's about it
@MusiKa-Association2023
here is the transcription in French. If you can't make it out, I'll translate it later.
"On me qualifie de révolutionnaire, mais je n’ai rien inventé. J’ai tout au plus présenté les choses anciennes d’une nouvelle manière. Il n’y a rien de nouveau en Art. Mes enchainements musicaux, dont on parle si diversement, ne sont pas des inventions : je les ai déjà tous entendu. Pas dans les églises, en moi-même. La musique est partout. Elle n’est pas enfermée dans des livres. Elle est dans les bois, dans les rivières, et dans l’air."
@mikeldaleetxebarria2412
Thanks so much Pierre!
@simmo5806
@Pierre-André Kranz "People qualify me as a revolutionary, but i didn't invent anything. I've at most presented old things in a new way. There's nothing new in art. My musical sequences, which are variously commented on, aren't inventions : i've already hear them all. Not in churches, in myself. Music is everywhere. It isn't locked up in books. It's in the woods, the rivers, in the air." I hope I did the translation well, I'm French so maybe I made mistakes...
@EpreTroll
Really didn't need that raspy French man at the end but okay