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Debussy And His Music World

Posted on:2005-11-01Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Q ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360122961080Subject:Uncategorised
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Impressionism came into being at the end of 19th century in Paris. The term Impressionist Music has been borrowed tromp the field of painting .The impressionist painting and simplistic poetry have influenced the impressionistic music in the aspect concept.French composer Claude Debussy is a milestone in the history of the occidental music. He is the founder of the musical impressionism.His study and experience in his early stage of life laid the foundation for his creation of the impressionistic music. Influenced by the impressionistic painting and simplistic poetry, he made his research on the music of Orient and Russia .In pursuit of French musical convention; he managed to cast off the effect of Germany musical Romanticism. He developed his peculiar style in creation, and found an important position in the history of music.He carried out bold renovation in the field of the musical creation. In his composition, the mode, the musical pattern, the principle of harmony which have been perfected by Romanist have been replaced by his our flavors dynamic notes. In his music, he attached no lesson importance to harmony and the melody than to the flavor, true color, and rhythmHe is among the most creative composers in the history of European music. His beloved moth land-France supplied him a lot of profanities for his creation. He created a new musical world, as well as the musicallanguage that is peculiar to himself and caters to his our taste. He broke away from the me logic and harmonic conventions of 18 th and 19 th century. His music does not rigidly.Adhere to form but appears to be pure fresh, exquisite and obscure. Some characteristics in impressionistic music and symbolist poetry have got an outstanding expression in his musical creation .His music has a far-reaching influence. Many composers of different nations followed his style in creation. They have evolved a style of their own and taken a certain position in the history of the development of music. In addition, with his basic musical principles, he set rules for the la.ter composers to follow in the next century. He carried out the transition from. Romanticism to Modernism. Till now, his musical experiments effected the composers in 20th century..
Keywords/Search Tags:Debussy, Impressionism
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