Claude Debussy: Pelléas Et Mélisande

Claude Debussy: Pelléas Et Mélisande
ISBN-10
0521314461
ISBN-13
9780521314466
Category
Music
Pages
209
Language
English
Published
1989-04-27
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Authors
Roger Nichols, Richard Langham Smith

Description

This first comprehensive guide to Debussy's only completed opera, Pelléas et Mélisande was written by the leading authorities on French music of the period. As a background to the opera, the authors, together with David Grayson, discuss various aspects of the play. They consider its literary roots, trace its genesis and composition, and illuminate Debussy's compositional strategies. A detailed synopsis of Debussy's musical response to the text forms a central chapter. This is followed by an examination of the symbols and musical motives employed by Debussy as well as an analysis of his themes. The book concludes with a detailed bibliography and a discography.

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