Soon after, he received tutelage from Marie Mauté de Fleurville. When the Franco-Prussian War broke out in 1870, Debussy and his mother fled to Cannes.Ī gifted child, Debussy began to take piano lessons when he was seven. Claude had four younger siblings.ĭebussy was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye and moved to Paris in 1867. His father was a shop owner and his mother a seamstress. His creative sway extends far outside the realm of classical music to talents like George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Branford Marsalis, and John Williams.ĭebussy's most famous works are Suite bergamasque (which includes his famous " Clair de lune”), Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, Nocturnes, and La mer.Ĭlaude Debussy was born Aug.
Even so, Debussy was as influenced by art and poetry as he was by music.ĭebussy inspired numerous composers including Maurice Ravel, Igor Stravinsky, and Béla Bartók. His music is often labeled “impressionist,” but he despised the classification. He also employed exotic and textured harmonies. Modern listeners may not hear it, due to the passage of a century worth of music-much of which he influenced-but during Debussy's era, his compositions were considered challenging, provocative, and original.ĭebussy revolutionized tonality he did not feel the need to use traditional western scales.
He eschewed the formal and pedantic traditions of 19th century and ushered classical music into a brave new world. Claude Debussy was a genius of the highest order and one of the most influential composers of all-time.
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