Debussy: La Mer
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1995
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-44656-3 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-44656-3 (ISBN)
La mer stands at the centre of Debussy's achievement. In this study it is considered in the context of Debussy's personal and musical development. Discussion of performance styles draws on current recordings, and studies of rhythm, motif and tonality show how Debussy generates 'narratives' across the movements.
La mer stands at the centre of Debussy's achievement: described by the composer as 'a seascape without figures', it is arguably the greatest and most original French symphony. In this study La mer is considered in the context of Debussy's personal and musical development, and in the French musical renaissance in general, looking back to César Franck and forward to the orchestral Images and Jeux. The author uses new biographical information and a wide range of sources to reveal the period of La mer's composition as one of intense emotional turbulence. Detailed discussion of performance styles draws on current recordings, and two analytical chapters trace the growth of ideas through the work. Studies of rhythm, motif and tonality show how Debussy generates 'narratives' across the three movements, which give La mer a structural integrity unparalleled in French music at the turn of the century.
La mer stands at the centre of Debussy's achievement: described by the composer as 'a seascape without figures', it is arguably the greatest and most original French symphony. In this study La mer is considered in the context of Debussy's personal and musical development, and in the French musical renaissance in general, looking back to César Franck and forward to the orchestral Images and Jeux. The author uses new biographical information and a wide range of sources to reveal the period of La mer's composition as one of intense emotional turbulence. Detailed discussion of performance styles draws on current recordings, and two analytical chapters trace the growth of ideas through the work. Studies of rhythm, motif and tonality show how Debussy generates 'narratives' across the three movements, which give La mer a structural integrity unparalleled in French music at the turn of the century.
Preface, acknowledgements, notes on editions and references, piano arrangements; 1. Debussy: 1903–1905; 2. Genesis; 3. La Mer in performance; 4. The 'invisible sentiments of nature'; 5. Genre and style; 6. Design; 7. Material and 'immaterial' music; 8. Afterword; Notes; Selected bibliography; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 2.2.1995 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Music Handbooks |
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 142 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 170 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Instrumentenkunde |
| ISBN-10 | 0-521-44656-2 / 0521446562 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-521-44656-3 / 9780521446563 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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