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Author:   Simon Trezise (Trinity College Dublin)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
ISBN:  

9781108472067

ISBN 10:   1108472060
Pages:   358
Publication Date:   23 May 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Part I. Paris: City, Politics, and Society: 1. Paris, the city Martin Guerpin; 2. Paris and the nation's politics Federico Lazzaro; 3. Beyond Paris Lola San Martín Arbide; 4. Feminine beginnings: women's critical perspectives on Debussy (1897–1914) Christopher Moore; 5. Consumption and leisure H. Hazel Hahn; Part II. The Arts: 6. Debussy's impressionism interrogated Richard Langham Smith; 7. Symbolism François de Médicis; 8. Modernism Michel Duchesneau; 9. Wagnérisme Steven Huebner; 10. Japonisme, collecting, and the expositions universelles Matthew Brown; 11. Crosscurrents in Debussy's creative world Annegret Fauser; Part III. People and Milieu: 12. Debussy and the family in third republic France Kym White; 13. Romantic relationships Marianne Wheeldon; 14. Relationships with poets and other literary figures Caroline Potter; 15. Publishers Denis Herlin; 16. Composers with whom Debussy was associated Laura Watson; 17. Music education and the prix de Rome Julia Lu and Kenji Fujimura; Part IV. Musical Life: Infrastructure And Earning a Living: 18. The jobbing composer-musician Denis Herlin; 19. Parisian opera institutions: a framework for creation Hervé Lacombe; 20. Société nationale and other institutions Michael Strasser; 21. Debussy Noctambule and Parisian popular culture Sarah Gutsche-Miller; 22. Music criticism and related writing in Paris Michel Duchesneau; Part V. The Music of Debussy's Time 23. Composing for opera and theatre outside established genres Hervé Lacombe; 24. Ballet and dance David J. Code; 25. Orchestral music and symphonic traditions Andrew Deruchie; 26. Chamber music Matthew Brown; 27. Song and choral music David J. Code; 28. The piano Gurminder Kaur Bhogal; Part VI. Performers, Reception, and Posterity: 29. Performers and performance Simon Trezise; 30. Early music Catrina Flint de Médicis; 31. Performance today: hearing Debussy anew on period instruments Brian Hart; 32. Debussy today Matthew Brown; Further Reading; Index.

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Simon Trezise was Associate Professor in the School of Creative Arts at Trinity College Dublin before his retirement in 2021. He is the author of Debussy: La mer (Cambridge University Press) and editor of The Cambridge Companion to Debussy (2003) and The Cambridge Companion to French Music (2015).

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