Claude Debussy

Achille-Claude Debussy (French pronunciation: [aʃil klod dəbysi]) (August 22, 1862 – March 25, 1918) was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of Impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions. Debussy is not only among the most important of all French composers; he was also a central figure in European music at the turn o... more

Date of birth:

  • Aug 22, 1862

Date of death:

  • Mar 25, 1918 (age 55 years)

Place of birth:

Active as Musical Artist (end):

  • 1918

Instruments Played:

Also known as:

  • Debussy,
  • Claude-Achille Debussy,
  • クロード・ドビュッシー,
  • Calude Debussy,
  • Debyssy,
  • Claude Debusy,
  • C. Debussy,
  • Debussey,
  • 드뷔시,
  • Debussy, Claude (1862-1918),
  • Achille-Claude Debussy

Music

top ↑ top ↑ top ↑ top ↑ top ↑

People

Place of death:

Cause of death:

Country of nationality:

Gender:

Places lived:

top ↑ top ↑ top ↑ top ↑

We can also tell you Claude Debussy is a…

If you know more about Claude Debussy, you can add more facts here »

Similar topics in Freebase

  • Leonard Bernstein

    Leonard Bernstein

    Leonard Bernstein (pronounced /ˈbɜrn.staɪn/, us dict: bûrn′·stīn; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, author, music lecturer and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the United States of America to receive worldwide acclaim. He was...
  • Erik Satie

    Erik Satie

    Éric Alfred Leslie Satie (Honfleur, 17 May 1866 – Paris, 1 July 1925) was a French composer and pianist. Starting with his first composition in 1884, he signed his name as Erik Satie. Satie was introduced as a "gymnopedist" in 1887, shortly before writing his most famous compositions, the...
  • Maurice Ravel

    Maurice Ravel

    Joseph-Maurice Ravel (March 7, 1875 – December 28, 1937) was a French composer of Impressionist music known especially for his melodies, orchestral and instrumental textures and effects. Much of his piano music, chamber music, vocal music and orchestral music has entered the standard concert...
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (German: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ amaˈdeus ˈmoːtsart], full baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of...
  • Francis Poulenc

    Francis Poulenc

    Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc (French pronunciation: [fʀɑ̃sis ʒɑ̃ maʀsɛl pulɛ̃k]; January 7, 1899 – January 30, 1963) was a French composer and a member of the French group Les Six. He composed music in all major genres, including art song, chamber music, oratorio, opera, ballet music, and orchestral...
  • Gabriel Fauré

    Gabriel Fauré

    Gabriel Urbain Fauré (12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist, and teacher. He was the foremost French composer of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th century composers. His harmonic and melodic language affected how harmony was later taught....

These people have edited this topic:

Edit this topic
Edit and Show details

Add or delete facts, download data in JSON or RDF formats, and explore topic metadata.

Freebase Logo
What is Freebase?

Freebase is a huge collection of facts, built by people like you. Freebase connects facts in ways other sites can't, giving you new ways to explore millions of subjects.
You can help improve it!

Freebase Attribution

Freebase data is free for use under the CC-BY license.

The album, artist, and track information for Claude Debussy originated from MusicBrainz.org. The information is Public Domain.
[1]
The original description for Claude Debussy was automatically generated from Wikipedia.org licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
[1]
Learn more about Freebase licensing and attribution