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Category Archives: Music
T is for Toccata – Debussy’s Toccata, from Pour Le Piano
T is for Toccata, from the Italian toccare, meaning to touch; and T is for Tricky. Debussy’s Toccata, the final movement of his suite Pour Le Piano, is a sparkling finale to follow the Prélude and Sarabande; a virtuoso showpiece in … Continue reading
R is for Reverie – Debussy’s Reverie
A forthcoming concert at the Wigmore Hall caught my eye recently; entitled Rêverie, it will present some of Debussy’s piano music in an evening which includes readings about his life and loves in the form of a journal – should … Continue reading
Q is for Que – Debussy’s La Plus Que Lente
I have written before about music which stops you in your tracks, music for which you would climb down the ladder. As a girl, I heard something by Debussy on the radio, and asked my teacher about a piece called ‘La … Continue reading
P is for Puck – Debussy’s La Danse de Puck
Although there were plans for writing music for Shakespeare’s As you Like It, Debussy’s five minutes of music for Le Roi Lear and the piano prelude La Danse de Puck, performed above by Debussy himself, are his only Shakespeare-based compositions. … Continue reading
The Same Flame – Spreading like Wildfire!
Released today! The CD recording of this exciting new work for mixed voices and piano is now available on the Vivum label at all good record shops, and online here, or at Amazon and MDT. Downloads on iTunes and Amazon. Scores available from … Continue reading
O is for Ondine – Debussy’s Ondine
With a name derived from the French word ‘onde’, meaning wave, it is not difficult to discover the watery nature of the Ondine/Undine mythical character. Her legend exists in many countries and ages; as a Siren in ancient Greece, as … Continue reading
L is for Liszt, M is for Medici. Debussy meets Liszt at the Villa Medici in Rome
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Go to the Spanish Steps in the Piazza di Spagna, where everyone gathers to socialise and to watch the world go by. And, if you’re a musician, climb up the 138 steps, … Continue reading
K is for Khamma and Koechlin – Debussy’s Khamma
I thought that ‘K’ would give me a quick and easy time in this A-Z survey of Debussy and his music, with a brief post on Khamma, the ballet. But the more listening and reading I do, the more fascinated … Continue reading
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