Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
France

(Achille) Claude Debussy; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.



Born 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 originally studied the piano, but found his vocation in innovative composition, despite the disapproval of the Conservatoire's conservative professors. 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.



Debussy's orchestral works include Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (1894), Nocturnes (1897–1899) and Images (1905–1912). His music was to a considerable extent a reaction against Wagner and the German musical tradition. He regarded the classical symphony as obsolete and sought an alternative in his "symphonic sketches", La mer (1903–1905). His piano works include sets of 24 Préludes and 12 Études. Throughout his career he wrote mélodies based on a wide variety of poetry, including his own. He was greatly influenced by the Symbolist poetic movement of the later 19th century. A small number of works, including the early La Damoiselle élue and the late Le Martyre de saint Sébastien have important parts for chorus. In his final years, he focused on chamber music, completing three of six planned sonatas for different combinations of instruments.



With early influences including Russian and Far Eastern music and works by Chopin, Debussy developed his own style of harmony and orchestral colouring, derided – and unsuccessfully resisted – by much of the musical establishment of the day. His works have strongly influenced a wide range of composers including Béla Bartók, Olivier Messiaen, George Benjamin, and the jazz pianist and composer Bill Evans. Debussy died from cancer at his home in Paris at the age of 55 after a composing career of a little more than 30 years. (Hide extended text) ... (Read all)
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Clair de Lune
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Saxophone quartet / 1 PDF / 2 MP3 Interpreted / Difficult

Arranger : Sousa de Castro, Jose Welligton

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By welligtonsousa, the 11 Jun 2012

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Images, Book 1 (L.110 - 3 pieces )
Claude Debussy

Piano solo (original instrumentation) / 1 PDF / 1 MP3 / Difficult

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By Fs, the 22 Jun 2007

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2 Arabesques (L 66 (Arranged for Orchestra))
Claude Debussy

Orchestra / 1 PDF / 4 MP3 / Difficult
Arranger : Cunningham, Arianna

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Arabesque n. 2
Claude Debussy

Orchestra / 1 PDF / 1 MP3 / MIDI / Difficult
Arranger : Matteo, Mosca

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2021
By matteo73, the 20 Jul 2021

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Prelude a l'apresmidi d'un Faune
Claude Debussy

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Arranger : Dobrinescu, Ioan

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By jeandob, the 24 Dec 2011

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Arabesque n. 1
Claude Debussy

Orchestra / 1 PDF / 1 MP3 / Difficult
Arranger : Matteo, Mosca

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2021
By matteo73, the 11 Jul 2021

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Clair de Lune
Claude Debussy

Guitar solo (standard notation) / 1 PDF / 1 MP3 / Difficult
Arranger : Sousa de Castro, Jose Welligton

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By welligtonsousa, the 30 May 2018

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Etudes - Complete score - Book II (7-12) (6 pieces)
Claude Debussy

Piano solo (original instrumentation) / 1 PDF / 2 MP3 Interpreted / Difficult

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By Fs, the 18 Sep 2006

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Claude Debussy

1 Flute, 1 Bass Flute / 1 PDF / Difficult

Arranger : marcoux, jean-françois

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