Debussy in Context
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- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication date:
- 23 May 2024
- 23 May 2024
- ISBN:
- 9781108560986
- 9781108472067
- Dimensions:
- (229 x 152 mm)
- Weight & Pages:
- 0.67kg, 358 Pages
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Book description
Exploring the many dimensions of Debussy's historical significance, this volume provides new perspectives on the life and work of a much-loved composer and considers how social and political contexts shape the way we approach and perform his works today. In short, focused chapters building on recent research, contributors chart the influences, relationships and performances that shaped Debussy's creativity, and the ways he negotiated the complex social and professional networks of music, literature, art, and performance (on and off the stage) in Belle Époque Paris. It probes Debussy's relationship with some of the most influential '-isms' of his time, including his fascination with early music and with the 'exotic', and assesses his status as a pioneer of musical modernism and his continuing popularity with performers and listeners alike.
Reviews
'In our current dark times we need Debussy as much as ever. And this book is a perfect way in if you want to dig deeper beyond the music itself.'
Charlotte Gardner Source: Gramophone
‘Simon Trezise … has included many veteran authorities on Claude Debussy in his team of writers, mostly from the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Readers will recognize important forerunners to this book… The various authors in ‘Debussy in Context’ often refer to these predecessor studies but add much detail throughout their scope, especially in historical substance and cultural milieu. Their amplification is a measure of the growth of Debussy research just in the past twenty years, and the abundance of footnoted publications and references to Debussy’s published correspondence exemplify the depth of recent work.’
Mark DeVoto Source: The Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association
‘Debussy in Context substantively adds to an already rich bibliography on the French modernist composer. The collection is a testament to a scholarly field that continues to produce new insights about a pivotal moment in the history of European art music.’
Alexandra Kieffer Source: H-France review
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