Author:
Roberts, Paul, 1949-
Imprint:Portland, Or. : Amadeus Press, c1996.
Descriptionxxi, 372 p., [8] p. of plates : illus. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Note:Preface -- Debussy's works for piano -- Introduction : Les images -- Part I : Background -- Impressionist or Symbolist? "Reflets dans l'eau" ; "La cathedrale engloutie" -- Three Japanese Prints : Estampes -- Correspondances : Debussy and Baudelaire : "Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir" -- Watteau, Verlaine, and the Fete Galante. "Clair de lune" ; "Masques" ; "L'isle joyeuse" --Impressionism and Realism : Debussy's Realites -- Music and Painting : Visual Stimulus in Fin-de-Siecle Paris -- Part II : Foreground -- The Origins of a Style : The Javanese Gamelan. "Pagodes" ; "Canope" ; "Cloches a travers les feuilles" ; "Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut" -- Debussy and the Virtuoso. "Feux d'artifice" ; "Poisson d'or" ; "Ce qu'a vu le Vent d'Ouest" -- Humor and Childhood : The Interrupted Serenade. Children's Corner "Minstrels" ; "La serenade interrompue" ; "General Lavine--excentric" ; "Les fees sont d'exquises danseuses" ; "Ondine" --Preludes, Books I and II : The Case for a Complete Performance -- II Some Questions of Technique and the Etudes. "Pagodes" ; "Cloches a travers les feuilles" ; "Feux d'artifice" ; "Mouvement" ; "Hommage a Rameau" ; Douze etudes -- Appendix : The Origin of the Impressionist Label in Painting ; Harmony and Synesthesia in "Les ons et les parfums" ; The Mouth Organ of J.-K. Huysmans ; Debussy, Chopin, and Delacroix -- Glossary of terms in Debussy's piano music. Images, book II (14:31) -- Preludes, book I (40:55) -- Estampes (13:48)-- (contents of compact disc).
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-359) and index.
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