Debussy's legacy and the construction of reputation / Marianne Wheeldon.
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TextPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2017Description: 232 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780190631222 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918 -- Appreciation -- History -- 20th century | Music -- France -- 20th century -- History and criticism | Music | MusicDDC classification: 780.9'2 Summary: Examines the vicissitudes of Claude Debussy's posthumous reception, from its initial decline to its subsequent rehabilitation. By following the contributions of key critics and performers, in addition to the ebb and flow of musical fashions in interwar Paris, Marianne Wheeldon demonstrates how the cultivation of Debussy's legacy was a collective endeavor, one that slowly transformed what was perceived by some as a decadent and even harmful musical influence into one that epitomized French cultural identity.
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Examines the vicissitudes of Claude Debussy's posthumous reception, from its initial decline to its subsequent rehabilitation. By following the contributions of key critics and performers, in addition to the ebb and flow of musical fashions in interwar Paris, Marianne Wheeldon demonstrates how the cultivation of Debussy's legacy was a collective endeavor, one that slowly transformed what was perceived by some as a decadent and even harmful musical influence into one that epitomized French cultural identity.
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