Debussy Case

Debussy is French composer among the most influential composer of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He composed many works with his mature compositions, distinctive and appealing, combined modernism and sensuality so successfully that their beauty obscures their technical innovation. Debussy’s most dramatic contribution to music history was his disregard for traditional chord structures and tonality. He is one of the most important exponents of the whole tone scale in classical music history. His compositions flowed without a strict sense of meter or rhythm, and are considered the pioneering works of the impressionist genre of classical music, named in comparison with the visual arts movement. Debussy’s impact was far reaching. His free use of harmony, which often altogether disregarded the concepts of tertian harmony, has been cited as an influence on the rise of jazz music later in the 20th century. I will explain 12 works from 3 categories his famous work, which are early works, middle works, and late works.

Claude Debussy is arguably the most famous composer to be associated with the style of Impressionism. Many of his works are compared, often favorably, to the works of Impressionist painters such as Monet. Yet Debussy himself frequently denied Impressionism's influence upon his works. He developed a highly original system of harmony and musical structure that expressed in many respects the ideals to which the Impressionist and Symbolist painters and writers of his time aspired. Today, Debussy is remembered as a musical legend, whose uniquely structured compositions has served as a base for musicians over the past century, and will undoubtedly continue to inspire musical creation for decades to come.