Previous posts for August 22nd are here: Claude Debussy; Karlheinz Stockhausen (2019), Claude Debussy (2020). and Claude Debussy; Sergius Kagen (2021)
Claude Debussy (22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was one of the great innovators of his time, and remains a concert staple.
What I Am Not
Debussy strongly objected to the use of the word "Impressionism" for his (or anybody else's) music In a letter of 1908 he wrote: "I am trying to do 'something different' – an effect of reality ... what the imbeciles call 'impressionism', a term which is as poorly used as possible, particularly by the critics, – adapted from Wikipedia
Though he tried, he was wholly unable
To escape the “Impressionist” label;
And the fact that his vibe
Was compared with that tribe
Made him cranky, on edge, and unstable.
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Name Your Poison
Though cognoscenti may be fond
Of Pelléas et Mélisande,
The larger public doesn’t care
To puzzle out Symbolic fare.
But, rest assured they will be there
For Children’s Corner or La Mer.
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