Composers would often find musical inspiration from literary works. Claude Debussy, on the other hand, was deeply inspired by pictures and other visual aspects, i.e. colors, atmospheres, etc. Therefore, it is only natural that he wrote two books of musical images. Water was one of the favorite subjects of Impressionists; Reflet dans l’eau (Reflections in the water) is one of Debussy’s most famous pieces in which he depicts musically various reflected images. Hommage à Rameau is in the style of a sarabande, a stately Baroque dance movement, Debussy’s nod to the revered French composer. Finally, Mouvement is a musical translation of various different movements created sonically, with Debussy’s instruction for “whimsical but precise lightness”.Esther Park
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Claude Debussy
Reflets dans l’eau, from Images, Book 1 Play
Recorded on 05/18/2016, uploaded on 01/17/2017
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Composers would often find musical inspiration from literary works. Claude Debussy, on the other hand, was deeply inspired by pictures and other visual aspects, i.e. colors, atmospheres, etc. Therefore, it is only natural that he wrote two books of musical images. Water was one of the favorite subjects of Impressionists; Reflet dans l’eau (Reflections in the water) is one of Debussy’s most famous pieces in which he depicts musically various reflected images. Hommage à Rameau is in the style of a sarabande, a stately Baroque dance movement, Debussy’s nod to the revered French composer. Finally, Mouvement is a musical translation of various different movements created sonically, with Debussy’s instruction for “whimsical but precise lightness”. Esther Park
More music by Claude Debussy
La Puerta del Vino, from Préludes Book II
Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir, from Préludes, Book I
Soiree dans Grenade, from Estampes
Rapsodie (arr. Rousseau)
Arabesque in C sharp major
Beau Soir
Ondine, from Préludes Book II
La Cathédrale engloutie, from Preludes, Books 1, No.10
Estampes
Apparition, from Quatre chansons de jeunesse
Performances by same musician(s)
Valse de l'opéra Faust
12 Variations in C Major on “Ah, vous dirai-je Maman” K. 265
L'Enharmonique, from Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin
L'Egyptienne, from Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin
Hommage à Rameau
Mouvement, from Images, Book 1
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