September 2010
Beginner
376 pages
12h 7m
English
It seems like new styles in music are oftentimes revolts from the music of the previous era. Just as “history repeats itself,” composers take on the roles of rebellious teenagers, refusing to go along with their predecessors.
The following Debussy quote is a case in point, emphasizing the emergence of impressionism: “I am trying to do ‘something different’—what the imbeciles call ‘impressionism’ is a term which is as poorly used as possible, particularly by art critics.”1
What were they doing differently, you ask? Well, a lot of things. First there was a dramatic ...
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