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Claude-Achille Debussy (1862-1918) was a French composer.

Short Biography:

He broke with the dominant tradition of German Romanticism and introduced new qualities of melody and harmony based on the whole-tone scale, evoking oriental music.

His work includes Prelude I'apres-midi d'un faune in 1894 and the opera Pellas et Melisande in 1902.

Among his other works are numerous piano pieces, songs, orchestral pieces such as La Mer 1903-1905, and the ballet Jeux 1910-1913. Debussy also w read more...

Tags: composer, harmony, impressionist

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