Debussy and his world / edited by Jane F. Fulcher.

Other author Fulcher, Jane F., editor.
Format Book
Publication InfoPrinceton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2001.
Descriptionix, 396 pages : music ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918--Criticism and interpretation.
Music--19th century. --History and criticism.
Music--20th century. --History and criticism.

SeriesThe Bard Music Festival series
Bard Music Festival series. ^A368770
Contents Part 1. The evolution. Introduction: constructions and reconstructions of Debussy / Jane F. Fulcher -- Debussy's Rome cantatas / John R. Clevenger -- Debussy, Gautier, and "Les papillons" / Marie Rolf -- Bilitis and Tanagra: afternoons with nude women / David Grayson -- Beyond the illusions of realism: painting and Debussy's break with tradition / Leon Botstein -- The symphony in Debussy's world: a context for his views on the genre and early interpretations of La Mer / Brian Hart -- Speaking the truth to power: the dialogic element in Debussy's wartime compositions / Jane F. Fulcher -- Part 2. The context. Debussy, Faure, and d'Indy and conceptions of the artist: the institutions, the dialogues, the conflicts / Gail Hilson Woldu -- Debussy, Mallarme, and "Les mardis" / Rosemary Lloyd -- Debussy in fin-de-siecle Paris / Christophe Charle -- Part 3. Documents. Debussy's Paris Conservatoire training / collected, edited, and introduced by John R. Clevenger -- "Le cas Debussy": revisions and polemics about the composer's "new manner" / collected and translated by Brian Hart.
Abstract Claude Debussy's Paris was factionalised, politicised, and litigious. This text aims to capture the complexity of the composer's restless personal and artistic identity within the context of fin-de-siècle Paris.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2001027840
ISBN0691090416 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0691090424 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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