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Biography of Achille Claude Debussy
Name: Achille Claude Debussy
Birth Date: August 22, 1862
Death Date: March 25, 1918
Place of Birth: St-Germain-en-Laye, France
Nationality: French
Gender: Male
Occupations: composer
Achille Claude Debussy
The French composer Achille Claude Debussy (1862-1918) developed a strongly individual style and also created a language that broke definitively with the procedures of classical tonality.The world having made peace with his innovations by the time of his death, Claude Debussy subsequently came to be regarded as the impressionist composer par excellence--a creator of poetic tone pictures, a master colorist, and the author of many charming miniatures (including Clair de lune, Golliwog's Cake Walk, and Girl with the Flaxen Hair). Only a handful of critics between World Wars I and II were concerned with the historical impact of his accomplishment, the scope of which is gradually coming to be recognized. It is generally accepted today that his coloristic harmonies do not simply "float" but "function" in terms of a structure analogous to the classical tonal structure and are governed by equally lucid concepts of tension and repose.Claude Debussy …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…Debussy's music and is also one of the music's chief emotional strengths. What is more, it is a symbol of Debussy's position vis-à-vis European music at the turn of the century. Further Reading The standard biography for many years was Léon Vallas, Claude Debussy: His Life and Works (trans. 1933). Its scholarliness and serious approach give it lasting value. It has been joined in recent years by Edward Lockspeiser's indispensable Debussy: His Life and Mind (2 vols., 1962-1965). This study places Debussy in the context of Paris at the turn of the century and gives a vivid picture of an extraordinary moment in France's cultural life. See also Oscar Thompson, Debussy: Man and Artist (1937); Rollo H. Myers, Debussy (1948); and Victor I. Seroff, Debussy: Musician of France (1956). "The Adventure and Achievement of Debussy" in William W. Austin, Music in the 20th Century (1966), is a valuable combination of biography and analysis.
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