Debussy's Ibéria
Title | Debussy's Ibéria PDF eBook |
Author | Matthew Brown |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9780198161998 |
This text offers a study of Debussy's Iberia.
Debussy Redux
Title | Debussy Redux PDF eBook |
Author | Matthew Brown |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Pages | 238 |
Release | 2012-04-09 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0253357160 |
"In a study that is both scholarly and highly entertaining, Matthew Brown explores pop culture's appropriations of Debussy's music in everything from '30s swing tunes, '40s movie scores, '50s lounge/exotica, '70s rock and animation, '80s action films, and Muzak. The book, however, is far more than a compendium of fascinating borrowings. The author uses these musical transfers to tackle some of the most fundamental aesthetic issues relevant to the music of all composers, not just Debussy." David Grayson -- Book jacket.
All Music Guide to Classical Music
Title | All Music Guide to Classical Music PDF eBook |
Author | Chris Woodstra |
Publisher | Hal Leonard Corporation |
Pages | 1620 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9780879308650 |
Offering comprehensive coverage of classical music, this guide surveys more than eleven thousand albums and presents biographies of five hundred composers and eight hundred performers, as well as twenty-three essays on forms, eras, and genres of classical music. Original.
Debussy and the Veil of Tonality
Title | Debussy and the Veil of Tonality PDF eBook |
Author | Mark DeVoto |
Publisher | Pendragon Press |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9781576470909 |
This new book on Debussy's music comprises analytical studies of individual works not widely examined previously, including the Fantaisie for piano and orchestra, La demoiselle élue, Nuages, and Gigues. A discussion of the tonal structure of the first movement of La mer finds new relevance in the overused term symphonic in relation to Debussy's position in the history of French orchestral music. An extensive essay documents Debussy's aural images in his propensity for recycling his own musical ideas and quoting the music of other composers. A final lighthearted chapter, Debussy and Ravel: How to Tell Them Apart, systematically addresses this century-old critics' conundrum.
The Exotic In Western Music
Title | The Exotic In Western Music PDF eBook |
Author | Jonathan Bellman |
Publisher | UPNE |
Pages | 388 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9781555533199 |
Exoticism has flourished in western music since the seventeenth century. A blend of familiar and unfamiliar gestures, this vibrant musical language takes the listener beyond the ordinary by evoking foreign cultures and forbidden desires. In this pioneering collection, distinguished musicologists explore the ways in which western composers have used exotic themes for dramatic and striking effect. Interweaving historical, musical, and cultural perspectives, the contributors examine the compositional use of exotic styles and traditions in the works of artists as diverse as Mozart and George Harrison. The volume sheds new light on a significant yet largely neglected art form, and it makes a valuable contribution to music history and cultural studies.
Louis Laloy (1874-1944) on Debussy, Ravel and Stravinsky
Title | Louis Laloy (1874-1944) on Debussy, Ravel and Stravinsky PDF eBook |
Author | Deborah Priest |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 325 |
Release | 2019-05-23 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 042978788X |
First published in 1999, this is the first study of the noted French music critic and scholar Louis Laloy, and the first collection of his writings. His writings were unique in their time and have never previously been translated. Laloy’s ideas on Debussy, Ravel and Stravinsky are presented here with an introduction by Deborah Priest to each extract, placing it in the context of the period and the composer’s work. Detailed annotations explain technical and cultural references. As a friend of all three composers, but especially of Debussy, Laloy wrote with great authority and influence: his work provides recollections, analytical insights, and insights into reception and performance practice. His erudition and wide range of reference make for fascinating and enlightening reading about the period. Deborah Priest provides a detailed introduction which sets Laloy’s work against the background of the Paris music scene from 1900- 1940.
Debussy Letters
Title | Debussy Letters PDF eBook |
Author | Claude Debussy |
Publisher | Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press |
Pages | 392 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
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