Monday, July 1, 2013

Music #411 - Debussy

["de-bu-SEE"]  [klod dəbysi]
(1862 – 1918, French)

A French composer, he, along with Ravel, was one of the most prominent figures associated with Impressionist music.


《牧神的午後前奏曲》(commonly known by its French title Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune [pʁelyd a lapʁɛmidi dœ̃ fon])
     A faun (top-half man, bottom-half goat) goes for an adventure in the afternoon: a fantasy.
    The work is called a prelude because Debussy intended to write a suite of three movements – Prelude, Interlude, and Final Paraphrase – but the latter two were never composed.


La mer / The Sea  

a 27-minute version


Trois Nocturnes

№1  Nuages / Clouds
№2  Fêtes / Festivals
№3  Sirènes / Sirens
[bɛʁɡamask]
Debussy was travelling in northern Italy, whose outstanding scenery inspired his composition of Suite Bergamasque, which consists of 4 movements
    The 3rd movement, “Moonlight” or "Clair de lune" in French, is the most well-known and well-received:
piano
violin & piano


The Two Arabesques (Deux Arabesques) 

- for piano
Arabesque № 1 - Andantino con moto (- Leezy on piano)
Arabesque № 2 - Allegretto scherzando


Source: Wikipedia


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