{"product_id":"claude-debussy-david-j-code-9781861897596","title":"Claude Debussy","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrench composer Claude Debussy (1862-1918) created music that was revolutionary, with a distinctly modern sound that highlighted the intersection of art and life. Here, in this unique biography, David J. Code explores the important moments in the development of Debussy's literary interests that shaped his music--and in the process brings to life Debussy's sardonic personality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eClaude Debussy \u003c\/i\u003epresents an in-depth look at how Debussy's love for poetry influenced his musical compositions. Code explores both Debussy's earlier years, filled with student cantatas inspired by Verlaine and Baudelaire, as well as his later works, dominated by nationalistic pieces inspired by French Renaissance poets and composed in the lead-up to World War I. Along the way, Code looks at Debussy's orchestral compositions and operas, inspired by Stéphane Mallarmé and Maurice Maeterlinck. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will give readers a fresh way of listening to Debussy's classic music by offering the most up-to-date critical analysis of the intersection of Debussy's literary interests and musical compositions and will appeal to any reader with a love of Debussy, as well as modern music, literature, and the arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David J. Code\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1861897596\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781861897596\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.10w x 0.60d","brand":"David J. Code","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659520192767,"sku":"9781861897596","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/claude-debussy-david-j-code-9781861897596","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}