Download or read book The Piano Works of Claude Debussy written by E. Robert Schmitz and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2014-05-05 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part biography, part criticism, and part analysis, this fascinating study of one of music's greatest geniuses is above all an authoritative commentary on the entire corpus of Debussy's work for solo piano. Includes 21 illustrations.
Download or read book The Piano Works of Claude Debussy written by Elie Robert Schmitz and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1966-01-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a firsthand report of a great composer's intentions in regard to the performance of his music. These intentions have been digested and interpreted for us by the composer's friend Robert Schmitz (1889 1949), who was himself a distinguished pianist, an articulate musician, and a well-known teacher. The product is an authoritative commentary on the entire body of Debussy's work for piano solo. Written for both performers and listeners, the book's purpose is to increase enjoyment of and insight into these works. The book's shorter opening section comprises notes on many general aspects of the composer's life and work; a biographical sketch; a discussion of Debussy's place in relation to the concepts of impressionism and romanticism; his use of classical forms, tonality and modality, melody, counterpoint, etc. Section two, the heart of the book, examines in detail the whole of Debussy's music for solo piano, two hands. Seventy-one pieces in all are included: The Arabesques, the Suite Bergmasque, the Estampes, Images, Children's Corner, Preludes and Etudes. Each in its chronological place, the pieces are first described as a whole as to mood, source of programmatic inspiration, structure, tonality, and other characteristics. Then follows specific suggestions dealing with technical and expressive problems of particular measures and phrases. The book is not meant as a substitute for Debussy's piano works; on the contrary, it will cause both listeners and performers to turn to this superb corpus of music with new interest and insight. "Complete, thorough, authoritative and important." "San Francisco Chronicle." "It is a thoughtful and mature reference book and though I am at variance with certain of its premises and conclusions, there is much to provoke the intelligent music lover and the inquiring musician." Abram Chasins, "The New York Times. ""There is no doubt that he had closely identified himself with the great French composer, and his love and belief in the music shine through every page of this book." H. C. Schonbert, "The Saturday Review." "
Download or read book Images written by Paul Roberts and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2001 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paris at the turn of the 20th century was obsessed with the interrelations of the arts. It was a time when artists and writers spoke of poetry as music, sounds as colors, and paintings as symphonies. The music of Claude Debussy, with its unique textures and dazzling colors, was the perfect counterpart to the bold new styles of painting in France. Paul Roberts probes the sources of Debussy's artistic inspiration, relating the "impressionist" titles to the artistic and literary ferment of the time. He also draws on his own performing experience to touch on all the principal technical problems for a performer of Debussy's piano music. His many suggestions about interpreting the music will be particularly valuable to performers as well as listeners.
Download or read book An Introduction to His Piano Music written by Claude Debussy and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of Debussy's popular intermediate pieces includes "Clair de lune," "Reverie," "La petit nègre," the complete "Children's Corner Suite" and other works. The introductory pages discuss symbolist poetry, French Impressionist painters and Debussy's musical style. A variety of photographs taken throughout the composer's life are also included.
Download or read book 15 Selected Piano Works written by Alfonso Alberti and published by . This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Editions Durand). Includes Reverie, Le petite negre, Mazurka, Danse Bohemienne, La plus que lente, Valse Romantique, Deux Arabesques, Danse (Tarentelle Styrienne), and the six movements of Children's Corner. All are presented in a new engraving with introductory notes before each piece.
Download or read book Images Books 1 and 2 written by Urtext Piano Reprint and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-09 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Claude Debussy's Complete Images (Books 1 and 2), Urtext Edition. Reproduce the original intention of the composer as exactly as possible, without any added or changed material.
Download or read book Debussy written by Stephen Walsh and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most revered composers of the twentieth century, Claude Debussy (1862–1918) achieved the unheard of: he reinvented the language of music without alienating the majority of music lovers. Debussy drove French music into entirely new regions of beauty and excitement at a time when old traditions threatened to stifle it. Yet despite his profound influence on French culture, Debussy’s own life was complicated and often troubled by struggles over money, women, and ill health. Here, Stephen Walsh, acclaimed author of Stravinsky, chronicles both the composer himself and the unique moment in European history that bore him. Walsh’s engagingly original approach is to enrich a lively biography with analyses of Debussy’s music: from his first daring breaks with the rules as a Conservatoire student to his achievements as the greatest French composer of his time.
Download or read book The Piano Works of Claude Debussy written by Elie Robert Schmitz and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Great Piano Works of Claude Debussy written by Claude Debussy and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume in our new series features 29 compositions by Claude Debussy, including such famous pieces as 'Clair de Lune,' 'Reverie,' 'The Girl with the Flaxen Hair,' 'Golliwogg's Cake Walk,' and others. It includes pieces from the French master's wealth of piano compositions, including the 'Arabesques,' Petite Suite, Children's Corner Suite, both books of 'Preludes,' and individual pieces. A wide variety of music from the French impressionistic genius! This publication contains 29 titles.
Download or read book The Piano Works of Claude Debussy written by Robert Schmitz and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Debussy s Paris written by Catherine Kautsky and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Debussy’s Paris takes readers on a tour of Belle Époque Paris through detailed descriptions of the city’s delights and the exquisite piano music Debussy wrote to accompany them. Kautsky reveals little known aspects of Parisian life and weaves the music, the man, the city, and the era into an indissoluble whole.
Download or read book An Introduction to His Piano Works written by Béla Bartók and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains 31 pieces from The First Term at the Piano, For Children, 10 Easy Pieces and 7 Sketches. The informative foreword includes Bartók's specific instructions on wrist and finer action, articulations and syncopation. Each piece is prefaced by a brief introduction.
Download or read book Claude Debussy written by François Lesure and published by Eastman Studies in Music. This book was released on 2019 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English translation and revised edition of the most comprehensive and reliable biography of Claude Debussy.
Download or read book Preludes Volume I written by Claude Debussy and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Piano Preludes by Claude Debussy. Songs: *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
Download or read book Claude Debussy Piano Music 1888 1905 written by Claude Debussy and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-04-19 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with Deux Arabesques (1888), this excellent collection also includes Suite bergamasque (1890-1905), Masques (1904), the first series of Images, and 12 others, all in corrected editions.
Download or read book La Mer and Other Works for Piano Four Hands written by Claude Debussy and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-02-04 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The brilliant pianism at the heart of Debussy's musical imagery and his affinity for the unexpected abound in these two four-hand works: Marche Ecossaise and La Mer. Reprinted from authoritative French editions.
Download or read book Debussy written by Margery Halford and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of Debussy's popular intermediate pieces includes Clair de lune," "Reverie," "Le petit nègre," the complete "Children's Corner Suite" and other works. The introductory pages discuss symbolist poetry, French Impressionist painters and Debussy's musical style. A variety of photographs taken throughout the composer's life are also included. The Alfred Masterwork Library CD Editions conveniently combine each exceptional volume with a professionally recorded CD that is sure to inspire artistic performances. 64 pages. Pianist Scott Price is the chair of the Piano Department at the University of South Carolina and holds a doctorate in piano performance from the University of Oklahoma. He has given master classes and recitals throughout the United States and Southeast Asia. His recordings are featured in Alfred's Premier Piano Course."
