Debussy in performance / edited by James R. Briscoe.

Other author Briscoe, James R., 1949- editor.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Haven, CT : Yale University Press, ©1999.
Descriptionxi, 301 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm
Subjects
Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918--Criticism and interpretation.
Performance practice (Music)--History. --19th century.
Performance practice (Music)--History. --20th century.

Contents Part one. The spirit of Debussy performance. Debussy on performance: sound and unsound ideals / Richard Langham Smith -- Symbolism and performance / Claude Abravanel -- Pelleas et Melisande in performance / Louis-Marc Suter -- Part two. The genres in performance. Debussy and orchestral performance / James R. Briscoe -- Debussy and early Debussystes at the piano / Cecilia Dunoyer -- Debussy, the dance, and the Faune / Stephanie Jordan -- Thoughts on the history of (Re)interpreting Debussy's songs / Brooks Toliver -- Part three. Interpreters on Debussy. How not to perform Pelleas et Melisande / Desire-Emile Inghelbrecht -- Debussy, Pelleas, and orchestral conducting: an interview with Pierre Boulez / James R. Briscoe -- Part four. Debussy performance and score analysis. Structure and performance: metric and phrase ambiguities in the three chamber sonatas / Richard S. Parks -- Timbre, voice-leading, and the musical arabesque in Debussy's piano music / Jann Pasler.
Abstract Claude Debussy has exerted a fundamental influence on musicians of the twentieth century. This book explores how Debussy's compositions are brought to life in performance, investigating the composer's own expectations, the traditions surrounding the performance of his music, and the internal and contextual evidence that can give insight to performers of his works.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 285-290) and index.
LCCN 99038223
ISBN0300076266 (alk. paper)

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Music Music Stacks ML410.D28 D385 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold