The Early Songs (1880–1885) of Claude Debussy: An Analytical Approach to Defining a Repertoire
Description:
The period between 1880 and 1885 was a significant time in Claude Debussy's life and compositional career. 1880 marks the date of his first published composition, "Nuit d'étoiles," and 1885 is the year in which he began his two-year tenure in Rome after winning the coveted Prix de Rome in 1884. During the intervening time Debussy composed about forty songs. Scholarly literature, especially analytical literature, tends to focus heavily on music in Debussy's mature style, often casting his early…
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Date:
May 2021
Creator:
Waldroup, William Allan
Partner:
UNT Libraries