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"Exploring the many dimensions of Debussy's historical significance, this volume charts the influences, relationships and performances that shaped his creativity in the complex world of Belle Époque Paris. Reflecting the latest research, chapters focus on key aspects of his career and the sources of his enduring popularity"-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• Part I. Paris : City, Politics, and Society. Paris, the City / Martin Guerpin
• Paris and the Nation's Politics / Federico Lazzaro
• Beyond Paris / Lola San Martín Arbide
• Feminine Beginnings: Women's Critical Perspectives on Debussy (1897-1914) / Christopher Moore
• Consumption and Leisure / H. Hazel Hahn
• Part II. The Arts. Debussy's Impressionism Interrogated / Richard Langham Smith
• Symbolism / François de Médicis
• Modernism / Michel Duchesneau
• Wagnérisme / Steven Huebner
• Japonisme, Collecting, and the Expositions Universelles / Matthew Brown
• Cross-currents in Debussy's Creative World / Annegret Fauser
• Part III. People and Milieu. Debussy and the Family in Third-Republic France / Kimberly White
• Romantic Relationships / Marianne Wheeldon
• Relationships with Poets and other Literary Figures / Caroline Potter
• Publishers / Denis Herlin
• Composers with whom Debussy was Associated / Laura Watson
• Music Education and the Prix de Rome / Julia Lu and Kenji Fujimura
• Part IV. Musical Life : Infrastructure and Earning a Living. The Jobbing Composer-Musician / Denis Herlin
• Parisian Opera Institutions : A Framework for Creation / Hervé Lacombe
• Société nationale and Other Institutions / Michael Strasser

• Debussy's Noctambule and Parisian Popular Culture / Sarah Gutsche-Miller
• Music Criticism and Related Writing in Paris / Michel Duchesneau
• Part V. The Music of Debussy's Time. Composing for Opera and Theatre Outside Established Genres / Hervé Lacombe
• Ballet and Dance / David J. Code
• Orchestral Music and Symphonic Traditions / Andrew Deruchie
• Chamber Music / Matthew Brown
• Song and Choral Music / David J. Code
• The Piano / Gurminder Kaur Bhogal
• Part VI. Performers, Reception, and Posterity. Performers and Performance / Simon Trezise
• Early Music / Catrina Flint de Médicis
• Performance Today : Hearing Debussy Anew on Period Instruments / Brian Hart
• Debussy Today / Matthew Brown.

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Contributors:

Trezise, Simon , editor

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Related Series:

Composers in context

Subjects:

Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918

Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918 — Friends and associates

Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918 — Appreciation

Music — France — Paris — History and criticism

Paris (France) — Social life and customs

Paris (France) — History — 1870-1940

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical Description:

xvi, 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Call Numbers:

ML410.D28 T74 2024

ISBNs:

9781108472067 (hardback)
1108472060
9781108458955 (paperback)
1108458955
9781108560986 (ebook) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2023057348

OCLC Numbers:

1416091042