Debussy's Paris : piano portraits of the Belle Époque / Catherine Kautsky
- Author
- Kautsky, Catherine
- Published
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
- Copyright Date
- ©2017
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxix, 223 pages)
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- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1.Pierrot Conquers Paris -- 2.Clowns, Poets, and Circus Daredevils -- 3.Dance Steps out of Line -- 4.The Cakewalk Wars -- 5.A Taste for the Orient -- 6.Asia on a Pedestal -- 7.Child's Play and Make Believe -- 8.Fairies and Fairy Tales -- 9.Crossovers on Land and at Sea -- 10.The Floating World -- 11.Fair-Haired Maidens -- 12.Edgar Allan Poe's "Imp of the Perverse" -- 13.The Sounds of Nationalism.
- Summary
- Debussy's Paris takes readers on a tour of Belle Époque Paris through detailed descriptions of the city's delights and the exquisite piano music Debussy wrote to accompany them. Kautsky reveals little known aspects of Parisian life and weaves the music, the man, the city, and the era into an indissoluble whole.
- Subject(s)
- Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Piano music
- Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918—Homes and haunts—France—Paris
- Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918
- Piano music (Debussy, Claude)
- 1800-1999
- Piano music—20th century—History and criticism
- Piano music—19th century—History and criticism
- MUSIC—Musical Instruments—Piano & Keyboard
- MUSIC—Printed Music—Percussion
- Homes
- Piano music
- Travel
- Paris (France)—Description and travel
- France—Paris
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9781442269835 (electronic bk.)
1442269839 (electronic bk.) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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