Debussy's Late Style - Couverture rigide

Wheeldon, Marianne

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0253352398 ISBN 13 : 9780253352392

Editeur : Indiana University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Debussy's Late Style explores Claude Debussy's musical responses to World War I. This period of composition encompasses the duration of the war and the last four years of Debussy's life. The works that emerged during this time reflect both wartime events and the composer's self-conscious desire to define his own musical legacy as he felt his life nearing its end. Debussy's complete wartime compositions comprise a small but significant body of works, some little known and some now acknowledged to be among the masterpieces of his career. These include the Berceuse héroïque, En Blanc et noir, the Douze Études, the "Noël des enfants qui n'ont plus de maisons," and the three instrumental sonatas (the Cello Sonata; the Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp; and the Violin Sonata). Through music analysis, musicology, and cultural history, this study offers interpretive readings of Debussy's late works, focusing in particular on how they reflect the unique cultural milieu of wartime Paris.

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À propos de l'auteur

Marianne Wheeldon is Associate Professor of Music Theory at The University of Texas at Austin. Her research interests include the late works of Claude Debussy, musical culture in fin-de-siècle Paris, and Schenkerian analysis.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Indiana University Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0253352398
• ISBN 13: 9780253352392
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 184
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• Personne responsable: non disponible