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Claude Debussy's Clair de Lune

By Bhogal, Gurminder Kaur

Claude Debussy's Clair de Lune

By Bhogal, Gurminder Kaur

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Debussy himself had little regard for Clair de Lune, and scholars have thus far followed suit--until now. Claude Debussy's Clair de Lune is the first book wholly dedicated to an historical, cultural, and analytical investigation of the French composer's famous composition for piano. Author Gurminder Kaur Bhogal explores why, over any other piece in Debussy's repertoire for piano, Clair de Lune achieved stardom in the decades following the composer's death, and how, as the third movement of the Suite Bergamasque, it managed to almost fully eclipse the other movements. Drawing on a broad range of excerpts from classical and popular music, commercials, film, and video games, Bhogal examines the various ways in which listeners have engaged with the piece. She also places it in its proper artistic context, through analysis alongside the poetry of Paul Verlaine and the paintings of Jean-Antoine Watteau. A wide range of aural, visual, and video examples energize the narrative, and demonstrate how Clair de Lune has come to achieve an iconic status within and beyond Debussy's oeuvre.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
166
Release Date:
2018-08-01
Publication Date:
2018-08-01
Publisher:
OXFORD UNIV PR
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0190696079
ISBN13:
9780190696078
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
212 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
210 cm
Thickness:
9 cm
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