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  2. Claude Debussy - Wikipedia

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    Debussy c. 1900 by Atelier Nadar (Achille) Claude Debussy [n 1] was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born to a family of modest means and little cultural involvement, Debussy showed enough musical talent to be admitted at ...

  3. Iberia (Albéniz) - Wikipedia

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    It is Albéniz's best-known work and considered his masterpiece. It was highly praised by Claude Debussy and Olivier Messiaen , who said: " Iberia is the wonder for the piano; it is perhaps on the highest place among the more brilliant pieces for the king of instruments".

  4. Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune - Wikipedia

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    It is one of Debussy's most famous works and is considered a turning point in the history of Western art music, as well as a masterpiece of Impressionist composition. Pierre Boulez considered the score to be the beginning of modern music, observing that "the flute of the faun brought new breath to the art of music." [3]

  5. List of compositions by Claude Debussy - Wikipedia

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    Claude Debussy c. 1910. This is a complete list of compositions by Claude Debussy initially categorized by genre, and sorted within each genre by "L²" number, according to the 2001 revised catalogue by musicologist François Lesure, [1] which is generally in chronological order of composition date. "L¹" numbers are also given from Lesure's ...

  6. List of prominent operas - Wikipedia

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    1902 Pelléas et Mélisande (Claude Debussy). Debussy's elusive Symbolist drama is one of the most significant operas of the 20th century. [155] 1902 Saul og David (Carl Nielsen). This Biblical tragedy was the first of Nielsen's two operas. [156] 1904 Jenůfa (Leoš Janáček). Janáček's first great success, a naturalistic depiction of Czech ...

  7. La mer (Debussy) - Wikipedia

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    La mer was the second of Debussy's three orchestral works in three sections, the other being Nocturnes (1892–1899) and Images pour orchestre (1905–1912). The first, the Nocturnes, premiered in Paris in 1901 and though it had not made any great impact on the public, it was well-reviewed by musicians including Paul Dukas, Alfred Bruneau and Pierre de Bréville.

  8. Images (piano suite) - Wikipedia

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    Images (usually pronounced in French as ) is a suite of six compositions for solo piano by Claude Debussy. [1] They were published in two books/series, each consisting of three pieces. These works are distinct from Debussy's Images pour orchestre. The first book was composed between 1901 and 1905, and the second book was composed in 1907. [2]

  9. Pelléas et Mélisande (opera) - Wikipedia

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    Debussy's method of composition was fairly systematic; he worked on only one act at a time but not necessarily in chronological order. The first scene that he wrote was act 4 scene 4, the climactic love scene between Pelléas and Mélisande. [13] Debussy finished the short score of the opera (without detailed orchestration) on 17 August 1895.

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