Wheeldon, Marianne.

Debussy's late style / Marianne Wheeldon. - Bloomington, Ind. : Chesham : Indiana University Press ; Combined Academic [distributor], 2009. - 184 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Musical meaning and interpretation .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This text explores Claude Debussy's musical responses to World War I. This period of composition also encompasses the last four years of Debussy's life. The works that emerged during this time reflect both wartime events and the composer's self-conscious desire to define his own musical legacy.

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