Category: Debussy Presentation Series
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Clair de Lune
It seemed time to discuss Claude Debussy’s most famous piece! Watch Dr. Tobin discuss this piece from Suite Bergamasque and the influences Debussy may have felt as he composed it.
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Carbon and Parfum: Baudelaire through Debussy
This week Dr. Tobin makes a connection between two very special pieces, the prelude from book one, «Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir» (“The sounds and fragrances swirl through the evening air”) 1909, and Les Soirs illuminés par l’ardeur du charbon (Evenings Lit by the Burning Coals). 1918. Debussy was inspired…
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Interrupted Serenade
The next in our Debussy Prelude series is a rather enigmatic prelude from Book I, la serenade interompue. It was reportedly composed after Debussy heard a performance by a not so successful guitarist that was repeatedly interrupted!
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Debussy Lectures: Delphic Dancers
In this second video of our series, Dr. Tobin discusses the first Prelude from Book I. Planed chords, blocked tonal harmonies, and layers create a distinctive language. Debussy made many references to the art and culture of antiquity and ancient Greece, this Prelude is an interesting beginning to the set.
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Debussy Presentation Series
Dr. Tobin is starting a series of discussions about the Debussy Preludes. In this first video, he discusses “The Girl With the Flaxen Hair” from Book I.
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