Debussy

Achille Claude Debussy was born in turbulent times: he has endured political instability of the era of the Paris Commune, creative development and fermentation of minds at the end of the century Paris, a terrifying concern in pre-war Europe and unexpectedly struck her in the end one of the bloodiest wars in history. In the music of Debussy, for attracting the facade, was a radical revolution, won by seduction, not violence. Established for Debussy's reputation as `the father of modern music` could, casalesi to cause confusion among the audience, whose `modern music` is associated with uneven rhythms of Stravinsky and squeaking dissonance of Schoenberg, but works like an exquisitely sensual Prelude to afternoon rest of a Faun, and undermined traditional notions of harmony, form and orchestration, and after them the language of music could not stay still. In this richly illustrated fascinating biography of the revolution of Claude Debussy in music, presented in the context of his era. The book will be interesting both for professional musicians and music lovers. Paul Holmes (Paul Holmes) graduated from York University, he worked as a literary editor on the recording label `EMI Records`, was engaged in journalism. Currently has been teaching. Among his published works is the book `Brahms - his life and times`, the annotations on the sleeves, translations and poems. He is also the author of an award winning short stories.