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.

VI Des Pas Sur La Neige
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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@lisa3308

34w↑1

Ohhhh soooo beautiful!!!!!!👏👏👏👏👏🙏👏💖👏🎶👏🌟☘️✨☀️✨🌟🌟🌸💗😇😇😇💖🌷🥰🌷💖💖😇🌟😇🌸✨✨💫💫🌿

@HEADSUPBERKELEY

6y↑9

I love Barenbom and what a great sensitive Conductor of Orchestras BRAVO

@beneditavieira408

2y↑2

Eu estou encantada e maravilhada essas lindas músicas,obrigada por tudo

@denisgagne2280

5y↑34

Debussy disait : « Il n’y a pas de théorie : il suffit d’entendre. Le plaisir est la règle. »

@violinamore1927

3y↑2

Magnifique. Des mots d’une grand’e esprit.

@rodrigozarwanski6741

25w

My favourite Debussy.

@path.1243

38w

Lovely...😊

@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq

1y↑2

When after my second year of classical piano learning (as an adult learner) I asked my teacher to let me learn one of Debussy's preludes, he ought to have chosen this one, the easiest to learn, but he did not because he did not think I had the subtlety to play all these "pp" notes.

@rjr1967

12w

Playing piano is much more difficult than playing forte. But the only way to master it is ... to try it. It's the journey that matters.

@shin-i-chikozima

5y↑1

This incomparable performance covers everything in this world , human suffering , grief and joy .

From Tokyo of the dizzying megalopolis ablaze with neon .

@patriciocristobalgallardoz341

2y↑1

Wonderful interpretation
Isao Tomita's version is extraordinary

@bethnorwood6158

32w↑2

If I could play chess in my mansion and have Daniel Barenboim just drop by for some sly wintertime piano fun, then boy oh boy I wouldn’t mind it at all. Especially if there was hot chocolate and bourbon for snacks 😂

@bethnorwood6158

32w

And did you notice it was spring at the beginning of the film? Maybe a pointer that Debussy’s beautiful music can make you time travel kinda 👁️

@hAnnAh-kx2jr

4y↑7

lololol i just heard this and listened to abt 30 songs to try and find it

@_cycl0nes642

4y↑2

same bruh💀

@mzrichardztube

nice

@aknightofcamelot

Love the chess playing at the end.

@timgarden.6557

6y↑5

Brilliant. Claude's caught the whites on white wash, on white canvas, with white keys? I think a minor, some sharps d or g for the footprints.Snow's slightly sinister subcutainity.117 years old. modern. Prefer geiseking. BTW check out "night pieces" by Peter Sculthorpe for an equally magical evocation

@halzander8573

Hey there thanks for helping me discover Peter Sculthorpe. After a lot of searching I managed to find the sheets for Night Pieces. Very interesting to play and listen too. Once again thanks for the tip.

@timcleal4077

@Hal Zander you're very welcome

@eternalclassicsbrothers9636

3y↑2

Great playing!I just uploaded this piece too:)

@mauchette

7y↑6

la neige faite pour dresser l'oreille dans la nuit ...

@timgarden.6557

6y↑3

OK only had my guitar. D minor it is.

@kanchanchaudhary1973

@Sim Turner what does atonality even mean as of now?

@davidthompson59

3y↑1

Beautiful playing, but I’m not sure the comfortable scene
with the chess players captures the cold and slightly desperate feel of the
music.

@fryderyckchopin484

I would say it represents the meditative side of the piece surrounded by a cold and timeless scene

@susannetta

Existential angst....... even while playing chess which allows you plenty of meditative time.....like it or not....

@Acoustic-Rabbit-Hole

28w

There is a comedy film by "Lenny & Squiggy" from the old Laverne & Shirley show. There were actually apt musicians, and often added comic music performances to what was a situation-comedy show. Their 80's film "This is Spinal Tap (1984)" was about to metal-head musicians who were being documented on a tour. At one point, the short one (who played the singer) sits at the piano with full metal-hair mane, and plays a haunting, elaborate piano piece, explaining that he is creating a "Mach" piece (Half Mozart half Bach). He finally discloses that part of the dark sound is the it's in D-minor, "the saddest of all keys. Makes people weep instantly.) I actually agree with you that the setting of the video does not match (per se) the tone of the piece. Cold pieces are more in A-flat (blue) and A (indigo/blue-violet.) I am a person who see's a color for each shape--sorry, a color-shape for each note. Beginning with middle C as red, and continuing up the spectrum: D = orange, E=yellow, F=green, etc. I personally also see (and feel) D minor to be more about stark, even bleak feelings (to add to your own description as "cold and slightly desperate," in feel). // Both of the people who responded to your post of two years past were wrong! And WE were right!!! // If you are out there, David, I would be honored if you took a peek my channel here on uToob. I am beginning to reveal all of my "Revelations" about the colorings of the notes; A very detailed description that I think no musician has ever quite observed before. // Your's truly: The Acoustic Rabbit Hole

@mariaalmeida189

28w

Je comprends maintenant pourqois SAKAMOTO aimait Debussy.❤

@Acoustic-Rabbit-Hole

28w

Morton Feldman.

@SethCrosby

The chess board is sideways.

@Appoggiateur

6y↑5

Échec et mat. (Difficile d'imaginer film plus crétin pour illustrer une telle interprétation.)

@moncefounissi4635

Sal jalou

@SuperPinknina

5y↑6

Je ne vois pas l'intérêt de cette mise en scène...le piano et le pianiste suffisent amplement.

@jsc5492

In the context of a film about Debussy which lasts an hour ...

@rogermccracken5005

5y↑25

The chess players detract so much from this. The hubris of trying to "interpret the music" for us is not only insulting, it is shameful. The whole video diminishes Daniel's playing.

@AkitosAncitis

5y↑4

There are opinions and different opinions have different value respectively to different styles and genres.
The french music of the early 20th century often crosses his border and merges with different form of arts. In this period the dialogue between all the arts was an actual argument and every artist was involved into it. Especially in Paris.
It's supposed that Debussy wrote the prelude inspired from some painting of impressionists (maybe the "La neige à Louveciennes" by Alfred Sisley), does this "musical interpretation" by Debussy insults the painter(s)? Someone could have thought it for sure.
In my opinion we are not talking about absolute music at all so artistic contaminations are accepted.

@theranger8668

5y↑1

I've heard that this peace, along with other's of Debussy's, were played while in a museum and he didn't intend for it to be distracting so that other's could focus on the art. (like background music) But, sadly, people were paying attention to him play, rather than paying attention to the display.

@foundershinenation8380

5y↑1

Further it is showing the guy ahead in the chess game, how biased. :)

@mohammadkhanaqin1476

4y↑1

Tru

@garycitro1674

4y↑2

@Founder ShineNation Even worse, earlier on in the game he appeared to have already captured her knight, but in the end it seems to have reappeared on the board and she made a move with it!
Does this suggest that he gave her a second chance in the interest of bedding her? Or does it really mean that she is "cheating" on him, and he recognizes it but won't tell, hence the mournfulness of the music? :-)

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