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.
Rhapsodie Arabe pour saxophone alto et orchestre
Claude Debussy Lyrics
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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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Alex Toepfer
In response to locobotics - I've played both pieces you mentioned and there are aspects of the Debussy Rapsodie that were more challenging for me musically than either the Ibert or the Maurice. There is a piano reduction by Vincent David that has transcribed all the themes from the oboes & flutes (as well as some orchestral parts) and makes the saxophone take on a more central role in the piece. The subtle nuances and emphasis on tone color and timbre makes this one of my favorites.
Gabriel Soileau
So beautiful, the dissonances accentuate the pretty parts. Debussy outdoes himself again!
cclus
Soo utterly beautiful! I've never heard this piece before. Thanks for posting!
Magicos Eventos
sin palabras!!! me encanta la sonoridad de los compositores franceses!!! es nebulosa y magica!!!
Mauro Anastacio
Wow, very beautiful piece! what a performance!!! I love it =)
zico siqueira
não conhecia esta obra! sempre o rebuscado Debussy!
Valentina Wijnands
Ah very nice performance beutiful sound and great technique,I wonder perhaps the vibrato could be a little less at some points. great!
Raúl Ramírez
Debussy, who cared little for the instrument and knew almost nothing of its technical capabilities, would not fulfill the commission for the Rhapsodie for several years; indeed, when he did submit his score, it was incomplete and unorchestrated.
He wrote a rough draft of just three or four staves, with much of the score still missing. Jean Roger-Ducasse undertook the task of completing the work after the composer's death, in a manner which showed how well he understood Debussy's musical language.
reev9759
I see where you got this information off the internet, but I am not able to find proper citations anywhere.
java0033
....beautiful makes me wanna go practice :) for those of you complaining about the arrangment - look at the history of the piece - who the composer was and who commissioned it - should be clear. yes there are other versions with more playing time, but not appropriate if you have an oboe to play the oboe line - etc, its all about COLOR! but yes beautiful playing