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Title: Debussy at 150: The Impressions Still Deceive
Post by: Machiavelli 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

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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 (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/19/arts/music/debussys-150th-birthday-gets-little-notice.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all)

Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Debussy)

Title: Re: Debussy at 150: The Impressions Still Deceive
Post by: truth_seeker on August 22, 2012, 08:54:58 pm

I like.

Title: Re: Debussy at 150: The Impressions Still Deceive
Post by: alicewonders on August 22, 2012, 09:05:36 pm

Clair de Lune is one of my most favorite songs ever.  Happy Birthday Debussey!   oooooo

Title: Re: Debussy at 150: The Impressions Still Deceive
Post by: jmyrlefuller 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. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Debussy_-_Dieu_qu_il_la_fait_bon_regarder.ogg)) It was a very interesting piece... although parts of it were quite clearly derivative of Clair de Lune.