Debussy in Words and Music
Davinia Caddy
Claude Debussy is regarded by many as the quintessential French composer, with music
that invited both warm applause and frosty criticism in his day. While our ears no longer
hear him as controversial, his works heralded the dawn of an artistic period founded on
innovation and experiment, and a desire to break with the past in search of new expressive
means. With never a dull moment, Debussy went from being a musical misfit at the Paris
Conservatoire to bohemian life amongst the Symbolist poets and some scandalous love
affairs. The transformative effect of pieces such as the Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
eventually saw him awarded the Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur in 1903. The narrative
is illustrated with musical excerpts from Children’s Corner, String Quartet No. 1, Images,
Nocturnes and Pelléas et Mélisande, among many others.
Author - Davinia Caddy.
Narrator - Lucy Scott.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Davinia Caddy
Lucy Scott
Great Composers in Word and Music
Naxos Audiobooks
English Audiobooks
Findaway Audiobooks
Description:
Claude Debussy is regarded by many as the quintessential French composer, with music that invited both warm applause and frosty criticism in his day. While our ears no longer hear him as controversial, his works heralded the dawn of an artistic period founded on innovation and experiment, and a desire to break with the past in search of new expressive means. With never a dull moment, Debussy went from being a musical misfit at the Paris Conservatoire to bohemian life amongst the Symbolist poets and some scandalous love affairs. The transformative effect of pieces such as the Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune eventually saw him awarded the Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur in 1903. The narrative is illustrated with musical excerpts from Children’s Corner, String Quartet No. 1, Images, Nocturnes and Pelléas et Mélisande, among many others. Author - Davinia Caddy. Narrator - Lucy Scott. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
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Chapter 7
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Chapter 8
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Chapter 9
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Chapter 10
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Chapter 11
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Chapter 12
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Chapter 13
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Chapter 14
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Chapter 15
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Chapter 16
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Chapter 17
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Chapter 18
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Chapter 19
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Chapter 20
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Chapter 21
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Chapter 22
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Chapter 23
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Chapter 24
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Chapter 25
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Chapter 26
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Chapter 27
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Chapter 28
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Chapter 29
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Chapter 30
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Chapter 31
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Chapter 32
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Chapter 33
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Chapter 34
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Chapter 35
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Chapter 36
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