A small number of works, including the early La Damoiselle élue and the late Le Martyre de saint Sébastien have important parts for chorus. He was greatly influenced by the Symbolist poetic movement of the later 19th century. Throughout his career he wrote mélodies based on a wide variety of poetry, including his own. His piano works include sets of 24 Préludes and 12 Études. He regarded the classical symphony as obsolete and sought an alternative in his "symphonic sketches", La mer (1903–1905). His music was to a considerable extent a reaction against Wagner and the German musical tradition. He took many years to develop his mature style, and was nearly 40 when he achieved international fame in 1902 with the only opera he completed, Pelléas et Mélisande.ĭebussy's orchestral works include Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (1894), Nocturnes (1897–1899) and Images (1905–1912). He originally studied the piano, but found his vocation in innovative composition, despite the disapproval of the Conservatoire's conservative professors. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.īorn to a family of modest means and little cultural involvement, Debussy showed enough musical talent to be admitted at the age of ten to France's leading music college, the Conservatoire de Paris. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term.
( Achille) Claude Debussy ( French: 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer.
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