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Book SynopsisAttempts to capture the complexity of Claude Debussy's personal and artistic identity within the picture of the musical, social, and political world of fin-de-siecle Paris. This book traces his perpetual reinvention, both social and creative, from his earliest to his last works.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix PART I THE EVOLUTION Introduction: Constructions and Reconstructions of Debussy by JANE F. FULCHER 1 Debussy's Rome Cantatas by JOHN R. CLEVENGER 9 Debussy, Gautier, and "Les Papillons" by MARIE ROLF 99 Bilitis and Tanagra: Afternoons with Nude Women by DAVID GRAYSON 117 Beyond the Illusions of Realism: Painting and Debussy's Break with Tradition by LEON BOTSTEIN I41 The Symphony in Debussy's World: A Context for His Views on the Genre and Early Interpretations of La Mer by BRIAN HART 151 Speaking the Truth to Power: The Dialogic Element in Debussy's Wartime Compositions by JANE F. FULCHER 2O3 PART II THE CONTEXT Debussy, Faure, and d'Indy and Conceptions of the Artist: The Institutions, the Dialogues, the Conflicts by GAIL HILSON WOLDU 235 Debussy, Mallarme, and "Les Mardis" by ROSEMARY LLOYD 255 Debussy in Fin-de-Siecle Paris by CHRISTOPHE CHARLE 271 PART III DOCUMENTS Debussy's Paris Gonservatoire Training COLLECTED, EDITED, AND INTRODUCED BY JOHN R. CLEVENGER 299 "Le Cas Debussy": Revisions and Polemics about the Composer's "New Manner" COLLECTED AND TRANSLATED BY BRIAN HART 363 Index 383 Notes on Contributors 394
