Tag: #impressionist
🎧 One Thing to Listen for in Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi...
The opening flute solo. In just four measures, Debussy sets the tone for the sensual dream-like atmosphere that characterizes the whole piece.
This Week in Music History: Francis Poulenc is born (1899)
The start of a year, the end of a century: Francis Poulenc was born on January 7, 1899.
This Week in Music History: Debussy’s La mer premieres (1905)
Debussy began La mer in August 1903. Buoyed by the success of his opera Pelléas et Mélisande in 1902, the composer decided to embark on a set of “three symphonic sketches” inspired by the sea: his second tripartite work for orchestra, following the Nocturnes of 1899.
