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- What is the most popular work of Claude Debussy?
- How did Debussy develop his musical style?
- What is the famous composition of Debussy that reflects rippling water?
- What is the piano piece of Debussy?
What is the most popular work of Claude Debussy?
La Mer is Debussy's most popular and widely performed concert work. These three orchestral 'symphonic sketches' capture Debussy's almost superhuman ability to translate the play of light on the water and the sea's place in the natural world into musical sound.
How did Debussy develop his musical style?
He took a strong interest in literature and visual art and used these mediums to help shape his unique musical style. Debussy was heavily influenced by the French symbolist movement, an art movement from the 1880s that influenced art forms such as poetry, visual art, and theatre.
What is the famous composition of Debussy that reflects rippling water?
Following in the great painters' footsteps, Debussy exploited the piano's ability to create both the rippling effect of water, and its stillness, in "Reflets dans l'eau" from his first set of Images (1904-05).
What is the piano piece of Debussy?
Claude Debussy started writing the incredibly romantic piano piece Clair de lune in 1890 when he was just 28, but it wasn't published for another 15 years! The title means 'Moonlight' and the piece is actually part of the four-movement work Suite Bergamasque.
