This first comprehensive guide to Debussy's only completed opera, Pelléas et Mélisande was written by the leading authorities on French music of the period. As a background to the opera, the authors, together with David Grayson, discuss various aspects of the play. They consider its literary roots, trace its genesis and composition, and illuminate Debussy's compositional strategies. A detailed synopsis of Debussy's musical response to the text forms a central chapter. This is followed by an examination of the symbols and musical motives employed by Debussy as well as an analysis of his themes. The book concludes with a detailed bibliography and a discography.
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The first comprehensive guide to Debussy's only completed opera considers its literary roots, traces its genesis and composition, and illuminates Debussy's compositional strategies.
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It is a minor coincidence that the births of Debussy and Maeterlinck in 1862 were separated by exactly one week. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
des humbles, manuscript full score, castle vaults, octatonic scale, symphonic development, vocal score, harmonic fields, tonal centre, tant mieux, faut attendre Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mary Garden, Maggie Teyte, Walter Crane, Covent Garden, Maurice Maeterlinck, Pierre Lout, Maurice Emmanuel, Paul Dukas, Wagner's Tristan, Carolyn Abbate, Claude Debussy, Harry Kupfer, Jacques Jansen New!
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It is a minor coincidence that the births of Debussy and Maeterlinck in 1862 were separated by exactly one week. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
des humbles, manuscript full score, castle vaults, octatonic scale, symphonic development, vocal score, harmonic fields, tonal centre, tant mieux, faut attendre Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mary Garden, Maggie Teyte, Walter Crane, Covent Garden, Maurice Maeterlinck, Pierre Lout, Maurice Emmanuel, Paul Dukas, Wagner's Tristan, Carolyn Abbate, Claude Debussy, Harry Kupfer, Jacques Jansen New!
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- The Treasure Of The Humble by Maurice Maeterlinck on 4 pages
- Debussy and Wagner by Robin Holloway in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Debussy and the Theatre by Robert Orledge in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Opera and Drama by Richard Wagner on page 81, and Back Matter
- Debussy Letters by Francois Lesure in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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