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Divine Arabesque: The Influence of Poe, Wagner and Baudelaire on Debussy's Modernist Aesthetics - Couverture rigide

Brown, Matthew

 
9780253074553: Divine Arabesque: The Influence of Poe, Wagner and Baudelaire on Debussy's Modernist Aesthetics
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ISBN 10 : 025307455X ISBN 13 : 9780253074553
Editeur : Indiana University Press, 2026

Synopsis

The arabesque, a crucial component of nineteenth-century aesthetics characterized by recurring patterns of interlocking geometric and floral ornamentation, was found in a wide range of forms of artistic expression and played a pivotal role in the music of Claude Debussy. Divine Arabesque explores the arabesque in Debussy's music and reveals its profound influence on his musical repertoire and on the works of other Symbolist artists and writers. Taking as his starting point a discussion of the short manifesto Debussy published in "La Revue blanche" in 1901, author Matthew Brown embarks on a thorough and comprehensive analysis of Debussy's works across all phases of his career and genres—from his early songs and piano pieces to mature orchestral compositions and late works. Along the way, Brown unveils the intertextual connections between Debussy's compositions and the works of such Symbolist artists as Edgar Allen Poe, Richard Wagner, Charles Baudelaire, Stéphane Mellarmé, Vaslav Nijinsky, and others. Featuring a rich collection of music examples and illustrations, Divine Arabesque sheds new light on the full range of Debussy's musical output and establishes his critical role in ushering in the age of Modernism.

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À propos de l'auteur

Matthew Brown is Professor of Music Theory at the Eastman School of Music. He is author of Debussy Redux: The Impact of His Music on Popular Culture (IUP, 2011), (with Th. Emil Homerin) Ariane & Bluebeard: From Fairy Tale to Comic Book Opera (IUP, 2022), and (with Robert W. Wason) Heinrich Schenker's Conception of Harmony.

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Éditeur
Indiana University Press
Date d'édition
2026
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
025307455X
ISBN 13 
9780253074553
Reliure
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Nombre de pages
548
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