This was Debussy's first experience of Far eastern cultural trends, as well as Russian Nationalism. African, Indonesian and Chinese Gamelan ensembles played often accompanied by exotic costumed dancers and shadow puppet shows. Here is where his herd many and most of the Gamelan Characteristic you find within his music today.
No; A critic saw a painting (Impression: Sunrise) by Claude Monet at an exhibition in Paris in 1874. He didn't like it, and mockingly called the show "exhibition of the impressionists". Claude Debussy's music evoked a similar fleeting mood and misty atmosphere, which is why the connection was made between the two. Although the derisive implication was eventually lost, the term impressionist stuck.
French, Spanish, and British/Celtic, as well as Japanese.
Claude Debussy's mother was Victorine Manoury Debussy and his father was Manuel-Achille Debussy.
Victorine Manoury Debussy was Claude Debussy's mother.
It Is Debussy
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No; A critic saw a painting (Impression: Sunrise) by Claude Monet at an exhibition in Paris in 1874. He didn't like it, and mockingly called the show "exhibition of the impressionists". Claude Debussy's music evoked a similar fleeting mood and misty atmosphere, which is why the connection was made between the two. Although the derisive implication was eventually lost, the term impressionist stuck.
Eastern music first began influencing Western music at the end of the Romantic Period. Actually, this influence is what caused Impressionism. Claude Debussy was at a great exhibition, and noticed one of their instruments. This instrument required several people to play, and used the pentatonic scale was used. Debussy enjoyed the music so much, he thought he would try to imitate the sound of the instrument using a western scale. Viola! The impressionistic period was born!
French, Spanish, and British/Celtic, as well as Japanese.
Claude Debussy's mother was Victorine Manoury Debussy and his father was Manuel-Achille Debussy.
The former ... Debussy.
Victorine Manoury Debussy was Claude Debussy's mother.
It Is Debussy
It's Achille-Claude Debussy.
Debussy wasn't religious.
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Claude Debussy's birth name is Debussy, Achille-Claude.