Debussy: New Illustrated Lives of Great Composers (incl CD) - Softcover

Holmes, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1780384467 ISBN 13: 9781780384467

Verlag: Omnibus Press, 2015

Inhaltsangabe

[English]
This fully illustrated biography of the great composer Claude Debussy draws from personal letters, recollections, engravings, paintings and other images to give a complete overview and an in-depth look at the life, times and work of such a giant of music. The book also includes a CD featuring Debussy's greatest compositions, making this an invaluable resource for all lovers of music.
Written by the very capable Paul Holmes, this New Illustrated Lives Of The Great Composers edition takes the reader from Debussy's early years, his studying and travelling and his life in Rome, all the way to his successes, scandals, seclusion and return and finally to his last days. The reader will find comprehensive and authoritative text, as well as photographs, paintings and many other primary sources that illuminate the context in which the 'father of modern music' was composing.
The fantastic accompanying CD allows the reader to hear the works as they learn about Debussy, with such masterpieces as Arabesque No.1, Clair De Lune and Reflets Dans L'Eau being included.

Incluye estas canciones:

Arabesque No. 1
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Reflets dans l'eau (from Images, Set 1)
Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum (No. 1 from Children's Corner)
Golliwog's Cakewalk (No. 6 from Children's Corner)
La Flûte de Pan (from 3 Chansons de Bilitis)
Petite Suite: III. Menuet.
Beau Soir
Clair De Lune (from Suite Bergamasque)
Pelléas et Mélisande: Act II Scene 1: Une fontaine dans le parc
La Mer: II. Jeux de vagues (Play Of The Waves)
La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin (The Girl With The Flaxen Hair)
(No. 8 from Preludes, Book 1)
Feux d'artifice (Fireworks) (No. 12 from Preludes, Book 2)
En Sourdine: Calmes dans le demi-jour
'Syrinx' for flute
Dieu! qu'il la fait bon regarder! (

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Reseña del editor:

Achille-Claude Debussy was born into unsettled times: he lived through the political instability of the Commune era, the cultural explosion of the Exposition Universelle, the creative ferment of fin-de-siecle Paris, the frantic turbulence of pre-war Europe and, ultimately, its headlong descent into one of the bloodiest wars in history. He died with German bombs exploding about him in the streets of Paris. Beneath the alluring surface of Debussy's music took place a revolution as radical as any of the events of his lifetime, but it was a revolution won by seduction, not force. Debussy's reputation as the 'father of modern music' might seem baffling to listeners who associate 'modern music' with the irregular rhythms of Stravinsky and scrunching dissonances of Schoenberg, but works like the exquisitely sensuous Prelude al'apres-midi d'un faune undermined traditional ideas of harmony, form and orchestration at a single stroke, and the language of music was never to be the same again. Lavishly illustrated throughout, this fascinating new biography sets Debussy's musical revolution in the context of the times. It will be invaluable to musicians and concert-goers alike.Includes a CD featuring a selection of recordings by the composer.

Biografía del autor:

Paul Holmes graduated from York University with an honours degree in English and Philosophy. He then taught before joining HMV (EMI) Classical Records as Literary Editor. Five years later he took up journalism, before moving to Brighton in 1980. He now teaches English and Creative Writing for adult education. His other published works include Brahms - His Life and Times, sleeve notes, translations and poetry. He is also a prize-winning short story writer.

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• Verlag: Omnibus Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1780384467
• ISBN 13: 9781780384467
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 144