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Claude Debussy
At the turn of the 20th century, classical music began moving away from its romantic period and into the modern era. Nobody was more instrumental to this shift than Claude Debussy. Direct all questions about Debussy's style, compositions, influences, and his historic rivalry with fellow composer Maurice Ravel, into this category.
155 Questions
How did claude debussy learn to play piano?
Claude Debussy took lessons from Cerutti, a violinist, when he was young. He went to the Paris Conservatoire when he was ten. When he was at the Paris Conservatoire, he studied composition with Ernest Guiraud, music history and theory with Louis-Albret Bourgault-Ducoudray, harmony with Emile Durand, piano with Antoine Francois Marmontel, organ with Cesar Franck, and solfege with Albert Lavignac.
Why does Debussy was a french composer?
He is famouse because he composed some of the greatest french songs, influenced many other famous people, formulated the 21st note scale, changed how insutrments were used for orchestration, and was a brillian composer/piano player
What opera did Claude Debussy write?
Debussy's first song for voice and piano was written in 1879, when he was 17. The title was "Ballades à la lune," (Ballads to the Moon) to a long poem by Alfred de Musset. It begins and ends with a description of the moon, likened to "a dot on an i." The song has not apparently survived; it isn't now in the official collection of Debussy's songs.
Twilight What Debussy song does Edward listen to in his room?
The song that Edward plays for Bella is not Debussy, it is a song called Bella's Lullaby. However Claire de Lune is playing on Edwards sterio when he and Bella are dancing (well he was starting to dance but she stops).
Style was used by debussy composition?
Claude Debussy used an impressionist style in all of his compositions.
How did Claude Debussy impact the history of music?
claude debussy impacted other composers by impacting the history of music.
When did Claude Debussy write his first piece?
In 1905, Claude Debussy finished writing La Mer for orchestra and wrote the first set of Images(Reflets dans l'eau, Hommage à Rameau, and Mouvement) for the piano.
What instrument was revived by Debussy and Strauss?
He composed for full orchestras, voice, cello, saxophone, clarinet, baritone, flute, harp, viola, violin, and, what he is most famous for, piano.
How many pieces of music has Claude Debussy composed?
Oh, dude, Claude Debussy composed like around 90 pieces of music. But like, who's counting, right? I mean, it's not like we're keeping score or anything. Just know that the dude was pretty prolific with his compositions.
Who was in Claude Debussy's family?
Adèle-Clémentine Debussy
Emmanuel Debussy
Alfred Debussy
Eugène-Octave
Was Claude Debussy a Christian?
He described himself as a "neo-Pagan". Unfortunately, neopaganism covers a huge range of beliefs from pantheism to a spiritual atheism, so I'm afraid the answer is "maybe".
The whole-tone scale used by Claude Debussy derives from?
all of the work that Debussy has composed. It is very difficult to use this scale correctly unless you have a lot of practice.
How many songs did claude debussy compose?
lots!
Orchestral- L 83, Three Scènes au crépuscule for orchestra (1892-1893)
- L 86, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune(1894)
- L 91, Nocturnes for orchestra (and Female Choir, in Sirènes) (1897-1899)
- Nuages
- Fêtes
- Sirènes
- L 107, Le roi Lear for orchestra (1904)
- L 109, La Mer for orchestra (1903-1905)
- L 122, Images Set 3 for orchestra
- Gigues (1909-1912)
- Ibéria (1905-1908)
- Rondes de printemps (1905-1909)
- L 20, Daniel: Versez, que de l'ivresse. Aux accents d'allégresse for three soloists and orchestra (1881)
- L 24, Printemps: Salut printemps, jeune saisonfor female choir and orchestra (1882)
- L 37, Hymnis for soloist, choir, and orchestra (1882)
- L 40, Invocation: Élevez-vous, voix de mon âmefor male choir and orchestra (1883)
- L 41, Le gladiateur: Mort aux Romains, tuez jusqu'au dernier for three soloists and orchestra (1883)
- L 56, Le printemps: L'aimable printemps ramène dans la plaine for choir of four voices and orchestra (1884)
- L 57, L'enfant prodigue for soprano, baritone, and tenor and orchestra (1884)
- L 59, Zuleima for choir and orchestra (1885-1886)
- L 61, Printemps in E major for choir, piano, and orchestra (1887)
- L 62, La demoiselle élue: La demoiselle élue s'appuyait sur la barrière d'or du ciel for two soloists, female choir, and orchestra (1887-1888)
- L 73, Fantaisie for piano and orchestra (1889-1890)
- L 89, La Saulaie for baritone and orchestra (1896-1900)
- L 98, "Rhapsodie" for alto saxophone and piano or orchestra (1901-1911)
- L 116, Première Rhapsodie for clarinet and piano or orchestra (1909-1910)
- L 120, Petite pièce for clarinet and piano or orchestra (1910)
- L 141, Ode à la France: Les troupeaux vont par les champs désertés for soprano, mixed choir, and orchestra (1916-1917)
- L 3, Piano Trio in G major (1879)
- L 85, String Quartet in G minor (1893), Opus 10
- L 96, Music for Chansons de Bilitis for two flutes, two harps, and celesta
- Chant pastoral
- Les comparaisons
- Les contes
- Chanson
- La partie d'osselets
- Bilitis
- Le tombeau sans nom
- Les courtisanes égyptiennes
- L'eau pure du bassin
- La danseuse aux crotales
- Le souvenir de Mnasidica
- La pluie du matin
- L 103, Danses for cross-strung harp and string quintet (1904)
- Danse sacrée
- Danse profane
- L 129, Syrinx for flute (1913)
- L 135, Cello Sonata (1915)
- L 137, Sonata for flute, viola and harp (1915)
- L 140, Sonata for violin and piano (1916-1917)
- L 9, Danse bohémienne for piano (1880)
- L 50, Suite for orchestra (piano reduction) (1883)
- Fête
- Ballet
- Rêve
- Bacchanale
- L 66, Two Arabesques for piano, Deux arabesques (1888, 1891)
- L 67, Mazurka for piano (1890)
- L 68, Rêverie for piano (1890)
- L 69, Tarantelle styrienne (Danse) for piano (1890)
- L 70, Ballade slave (Ballade) for piano (1890)
- L 71, Valse romantique for piano (1890)
- L 75, Suite bergamasque for piano (1890)
- Prélude
- Menuet
- Clair de Lune
- Passepied
- L 82, Nocturne for piano (1892)
- L 87, Images inédites for piano (1894)
- L 95, Pour le piano suite for piano (1894-1901)
- Prélude
- Sarabande
- Toccata
- L 99, D'un cahier d'esquisses for piano (1903)
- L 100, Estampes for piano (1903)
- Pagodes
- La soirée dans Grenade
- Jardins sous la pluie
- L 105, Masques for piano (1904)
- L 106, L'isle joyeuse for piano (1904)
- L 108, Pièce pour piano (1904)
- L 110, Images, Set 1 for piano (1905)
- Reflets dans l'eau
- Hommage à Rameau
- Mouvement
- L 111, Images, Set 2 for piano (1907)
- Cloches à travers les feuilles
- Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut
- Poissons d'or
- L 113, Children's Corner for piano (1906-1908)
- Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
- Jimbo's Lullaby
- Serenade for the Doll
- The Snow Is Dancing
- The Little Shepherd
- Golliwogg's Cakewalk
- L 114, Le Petit Nègre for piano (1909)
- L 115, Hommage à Joseph Haydn for piano (1909)
- L 117, Préludes, Book 1 for piano (1909-1910)
- Danseuses de Delphes
- Voiles
- Le vent dans la plaine
- «Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir»
- Les collines d'Anacapri
- Des pas sur la neige
- Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest
- La fille aux cheveux de lin
- La sérénade interrompue
- La cathédrale engloutie
- La danse de Puck
- Minstrels
- L 121, La plus que lente for piano (1910)
- L 123, Préludes, Book 2 for piano (1912-1913)
- Brouillards
- Feuilles mortes
- La puerta del Vino
- «Les fées sont d'exquises danseuses»
- Bruyères
- Général Lavine - eccentric
- La terrasse des audiences du Clair de lune
- Ondine
- Hommage à S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C.
- Canope
- Les tierces alternées
- Feux d'artifice
- L 132, Berceuse héroïque for piano (1914)
- L 133, Pièce pour le Vêtement du blessé for piano (1915)
- L 136, Études for piano (1915)
- Pour les cinq doigts
- Pour les tierces
- Pour les quartes
- Pour les sixtes
- Pour les octaves
- Pour les huit doigts
- Pour les degrés chromatiques
- Pour les agréments
- Pour les notes répétées
- Pour les sonorités opposées
- Pour les arpèges composés
- Pour les accords
- L 138, Elégie for piano (1915)
- Les soirs illuminés par l'ardeur du charbon (1917)
- L 1, Ballade à la lune: C'était dans la nuit brune for voice and piano (1879)
- L 2, Madrid: Madrid, princesse des Espagnes for voice and piano (1879)
- L 4, Nuits d'étoiles: Nuit d'étoiles, sous tes voiles for voice and piano (1880)
- L 5, Caprice: Quand je baise, pâle de fièvre for voice and piano (1880)
- L 6, Beau soir: Lorsque au soleil couchant les rivières sont roses for voice and piano (1880)
- L 7, Fleur des blés: Le long des blés que la brise fait onduler for voice and piano (1880)
- L 8, Rêverie: Le zéphir à la douce haleine for voice and piano (1880)
- L 11, Souhait: Oh! quand la mort que rien ne saurait apaiser for voice and piano (1881)
- L 12, Triolet à Phillis [Zéphyr]: Si j'étais le zéphyr ailé for voice and piano (1881)
- L 13, Les roses: Lorsque le ciel de saphir for voice and piano (1881)
- L 14, Séguidille: Un jupon serré sur les hanchesfor voice and piano (1881)
- L 15, Pierrot: Le bon Pierrot que la foule contemple for voice and piano (1881)
- L 16, Aimons-nous et dormons: Aimons-nous et dormons, sans songer au reste du monde for voice and piano (1881)
- L 17, Rondel chinois: Sur le lac bordé d'azaléefor voice and piano (1881)
- L 18, Tragédie: Les petites fleurs n'ont pu vivrefor voice and piano (1881)
- L 19, Jane: Je pâlis et tombe en langueur for voice and piano (1881)
- L 21, Fantoches: Scaramouche et Pulcinella for voice and piano (1882)
- L 22, Le lilas: O floraison divine des lilas for voice and piano (1882)
- L 23, Fête galante: Voilà Sylvandre et Lycas et Myrtil for voice and piano (1882)
- L 25, Flôts, palmes et sables: Loin des yeux du monde for voice and piano (1882)
- L 28, En sourdine: Calmes dans le demi-jour for voice and piano (1882)
- L 29, Mandoline: Les donneurs de sérénades for voice and piano (1882)
- L 30, Rondeau: Fut-il jamais douceur de cœur pareille for voice and piano (1882)
- L 31, Pantomime: Pierrot qui n'a rien d'un Clitandre for voice and piano (1882)
- L 32, Clair de lune: Votre âme est un paysage choisi for voice and piano (1882)
- L 33, La fille aux cheveux de lin: Sur la luzerne en fleur for voice and piano (1882)
- L 34, Sérénade: Las, Colombine a fermé le voletfor voice and piano (1882)
- L 39, Coquetterie posthume: Quand je mourrai, que l'on me mette for voice and piano (1883)
- L 43, Romance [musique pour éventail]: Silence ineffable de l'heure for voice and piano (1883)
- L 44, Musique: La lune se levait, pure, mais plus glacée for voice and piano (1883)
- L 45, Paysage sentimental: Le ciel d'hiver si doux, si triste, si dormant for voice and piano (1883)
- L 46, L'archet: Elle avait de beaux cheveux blonds for voice and piano (1883)
- L 47, Chanson triste: On entend un chant sur l'eau dans la brume for voice and piano (1883)
- L 48, Fleur des eaux for voice and piano (1883)
- L 49, Églogue: Chanteurs mélodieux, habitants des buissons for soprano and tenor duet and piano (1883)
- L 51, Diane au bois for soprano and tenor duet and piano (1883-1886)
- L 52, Romance: Voici que le printemps, ce fil léger d'Avril for voice and piano (1884)
- L 53, Apparition: La lune s'attristait Des séraphins for voice and piano (1884)
- L 54, La romance d'Ariel: Au long de ces montagnes douces for voice and piano (1884)
- L 55, Regret: Devant le ciel d'été, tiède et calme for voice and piano (1884)
- L 58, Barcarolle: Viens! l'heure est propice for voice and piano (1885)
- L 60, Ariettes oubliées for voice and piano (1885-1887)
- C'est l'extase: C'est l'extase langoureuse'
- Il pleure dans mon cœur: Il pleure dans mon cœur comme il pleut sur la ville
- L'ombre des arbres: L'ombre de arbres dans la rivière embrumée
- Chevaux de bois: Tournez, tournez, bons chevaux de bois
- Green: Voici des fruits, des fleurs, des feuilles
- Spleen: Les roses étaient toutes rouges
- L 63, Axel for voice and piano (1888)
- L 64, Poèmes de Baudelaire for voice and piano (1887-1889)
- Le balcon: Mère des souvenirs, maîtresse des maîtresses
- Harmonie du soir: Voici venir les temps où vibrant sur sa tige
- Le jet d'eau: Tes beaux yeux sont las, pauvre amante
- Recueillement: Sois sage, ô ma douleur
- La mort des amants: Nous aurons des lits pleins d'odeurs légères
- L 74, La belle au bois dormant: Des trous à son pourpoint vermeil for voice and piano (1890)
- L 76, Les Angélus: Cloches chrétiennes pour les matines for voice and piano (1891)
- L 78, Dans le jardin: Je regardais dans le jardinfor voice and piano (1891)
- L 79, Romances for voice and piano (1891)
- Romance: L'âme évaporée est souffrante
- Les cloches: Les feuilles s'ouvraient sur le bord des branches
- L 80, Fêtes galantes Set 1 for voice and piano
- En sourdine: Calmes dans le demi-jour
- Fantoches: Scaramouche et Pulcinella
- Clair de lune: Votre âme est un paysage choisi
- L 81, Mélodies for voice and piano (1891)
- La mer est plus belle que les cathédrales
- Le son du cor s'afflige vers les bois
- L'échelonnement des haies moutonne à l'infini
- L 84, Proses lyriques for voice and piano (1892-1893)
- De rêve: La nuit a des douceurs de femme
- De grève: Sur la mer les crépuscules tombent
- De fleurs: Dans l'ennui si désolément vert
- De soir: Dimanche sur les villes
- L 90, Chansons de Bilitis for voice and piano (1897-1898)
- La flûte de pan: Pour le jour des Hyacinthies
- La chevelure: Il m'a dit «Cette nuit d'ai rêvé»
- Le tombeau des Naiades: Le long du bois couvert de givre
- L 94, Nuits blanches: Tout à l'heure ses mains plus délicates for voice and piano (1899-1902)
- L 102, Chansons de France for voice and piano (1904)
- Rondel: Le temps a laissié son manteau
- La Grotte: Auprès de cette grotte sombre
- Rondel: Pour ce que Plaisance est morte
- L 104, Fêtes galantes Set 2 for voice and piano (1904)
- Les ingénus:Les hauts talons luttaient avec les longues jupes
- Le faune: Un vieux faune de terre cuite
- Colloque sentimental: Dans le vieux parc solitaire et glacé
- L 118, Le promenoir des deux amants for voice and piano
- Auprès de cette grotte sombre
- Crois mon conseil, chère Climène
- Je tremble en voyant ton visage
- L 119, Ballades de François Villon for voice and piano (1910)
- Ballade de Villon à s'Amye: Faulse beauté qui tant me couste Cher
- Ballade que Villon feit à la requeste de sa mère pour prier Nostre Dame: Dame du ciel, régente terrienne
- Ballade des femmes de Paris: Quoy qu'on tient belles langagières
- L 127, Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé for voice and piano (1913)
- Soupir: Mon âme vers ton front où rêve, ô calme sœur
- Placet futile: Princesse! À jalouser le destin d'une Hébé
- Évantail: Ô rêveuse pour que je plonge
- L 139, Noël des enfants qui n'ont plus de maison: Nous n'avons plus de maison for voice and piano (1915)
- L 10, Symphony for piano, four hands (1880)
- L 26, Nocturne et Scherzo for piano and cello (1882)
- L 36, Divertissement for piano, four hands (1882)
- L 38, Le triomphe de Bacchus for piano, four hands (1882)
- L 65, Petite suite for piano, four hands (1886-1889)
- En bateau
- Cortège
- Menuet
- Ballet
- L 77, Marche écossaise sur un thème populaire for piano, four hands (1891)
- L 97, Lindaraja for two pianos (1901)
- L 131, Six épigraphes antiques for piano, four hands (1914)
- Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d'été
- Pour un tombeau sans nom
- Pour que la nuit soit propice
- Pour la danseuse aux crotales
- Pour l'égyptienne
- Pour remercier la pluie au matin
- L 134, En blanc et noir for two pianos (1915)
- L 35, Choeur des brises: Réveillez-vous, arbres des bois for female a cappella choir (1882)
- L 42, Chanson espagnole: Tra la la… nous venions de voir le taureau for vocal duet (1883)
- L 72, Rodrigue et Chimène opera (1890-1892, unfinished)
- L 88, Pelléas et Mélisande opera (1893-1902)
- L 92, Chansons de Charles d'Orléans for choir of four mixed voices a cappella (1898-1908)
- Dieu! qu'il la fait bon regarder!
- Quand j'ai ouy le tambourin sonner
- Yver, vous n'estes qu'un villain
- L 93, Berceuse: Il était une fois une fée qui avait un beau sceptre for voice without accompaniment (1899)
- L 101, Le diable dans le beffroi (1902-1911, short opera based on Poe's "The Devil in the Belfry", unfinished)
- L 112, La chute de la maison Usher (1908-1917, short opera based on Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher", unfinished)
- L 124, Le martyre de Saint Sébastien (1911)
- L 125, Khamma ballet (1911-1912)
- L 126, Jeux ballet (1912-1913)
- L 128, La boîte à joujoux ballet (1913)
- L 130, Le palais du silence ou NO-JA-LI ballet (1914)
What type of music did claude debussy write?
His major breakthrough, that cemented him in the history, came with the opera Pelléas et Melisande, from 1902 although he was known before this for his controversial piece Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, from 1894.
Who was considered the Claude Debussy of the Philippines?
its dr. antonio molina...... he's not only a doctor, he is also an impressionistic musician, promise, we have taken up this lessons a while ago.... tsar
Debussy was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 1910.
If you are thinking 'who did he catch it from' then this is your answer:
You CANNOT catch cancer, only inherit it!
Hope this helps
xxx
How did the only daughter of Claude Debussy die?
Claude Emma Debussy was born on October 30th 1905. Debussy was very fond of her, and tragicly she outlived her father by scarcely a year, dying in the Spring of 1919 of Diptheria poisoning. If only she could have lived to see the marvellous consequences of her fathers work. She is buried with her mother and father in Paris. May she rest in peace.
What musical ERA did Debussy compose in?
If I remember correctly, Debussy either composed in the Romantic Era or the Baroque Era. I have been looking for the correct answer, also. Sorry, at least i narrowed it down for ya. :)
Nicole
Totally wrong, Debussy came in during the tail end of the Romantic Era and is responsible for the Impressionist Era. He along with Faure, Ravel and Dupark brought the "French School" into power at that time. Debussy is know as the father of Impressionism, his piece "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun" is still used today as THE score to study to truly understand the Impressionist Era.
Ya, he was the an overlap of Romantic era and 20th Century. He was NOT Barouqe
Yes, twice, in fact. First to Rosalie Texier in 1899 who he divorced in 1904, later, in 1908 to Emma Bardac. Debussy had only one child, a daughter named Claude-Emma (Chouchou), born to Emma Bardac in 1905 and died in 1919 after being given the wrong treatment for diphtheria.
Born in France, later lived in Russia, Germany, and England. He was residing in Paris when he died.
