Author Topic: Debussy at 150: The Impressions Still Deceive  (Read 1109 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Machiavelli

  • Curmudgeon
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 4,222
  • Gender: Male
  • Realist
Debussy at 150: The Impressions Still Deceive
« on: August 22, 2012, 08:34:54 pm »
Today marks the sesquicentennial of Debussy's birth.

Anthony Tommasini
The New York Times
August 17, 2012

Quote
CLASSICAL music institutions are usually quick to seize on major anniversaries of a composer’s birth or death as a convenient programming hook. Get ready for the Wagner and Verdi bicentennial celebrations next year.

But what happened to Debussy, born 150 years ago on Wednesday in St.-Germain-en-Laye, west of Paris? His anniversary has drawn surprisingly little notice, at least from major New York institutions. Carnegie Hall, the New York Philharmonic and Lincoln Center have scheduled no special events or festivals.
More

Wikipedia

Offline truth_seeker

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 28,386
  • Gender: Male
  • Common Sense Results Oriented Conservative Veteran
Re: Debussy at 150: The Impressions Still Deceive
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2012, 08:54:58 pm »
I like.
"God must love the common man, he made so many of them.�  Abe Lincoln

Offline alicewonders

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 13,021
  • Gender: Female
  • Live life-it's too short to butt heads w buttheads
Re: Debussy at 150: The Impressions Still Deceive
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2012, 09:05:36 pm »
Clair de Lune is one of my most favorite songs ever.  Happy Birthday Debussey!   oooooo
Don't tread on me.   8888madkitty

We told you Trump would win - bigly!

Offline jmyrlefuller

  • J. Myrle Fuller
  • Moderator
  • *****
  • Posts: 22,326
  • Gender: Male
  • Realistic nihilist
    • Fullervision
Re: Debussy at 150: The Impressions Still Deceive
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2012, 09:36:04 pm »
Back in high school, I made the all-state mixed choir as a high tenor, and one of the tunes we did was a Debussy choral piece called "Dieu qu'il la fait bon regarder." (It can be found here.) It was a very interesting piece... although parts of it were quite clearly derivative of Clair de Lune.
New profile picture in honor of Public Domain Day 2024