Claude Debussy
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
CHILDHOOD
- Born is Saint-German-en-lay, France.
- He was the oldest of five children.
- He lived in poverty with his family as a youth.
- He came under the patronage of Nadezhda Filaretovna von Meck.
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EDUCATION
- At age 9, he had shown talent as a pianist and entered the Paris Conservatory.
- He got in trouble in music school for not following the rules of composition.
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FAMILY
- Father was a shopkeeper named Manuel-Achille Debussy.
- Mother was a seamstress named Victorine Marnury.
- Had four siblings.
- One daughter, Claude-Emma, who was nicknamed ChouChou.
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RELATIONSHIPS
- Blanche Vasnier was his first love.
- Gabrielle DuPont, another fiancé, threatened suicide.
- Lilly Texier was his first wife.
- His last wife was Emma Bardac.
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CHILDREN
- One, Claude-Emma, who was nicknamed ChouChou.
- Claude wrote many songs for his daughter, including Box of Toys, and Children’s Corner.
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DEATH
- Created alter ego, “Monsieur Croch”.
- Many people believe he would’ve taken part in the movements after WW1.
- He died of colon cancer at age 55.
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CONTRIBUTIONS TO MUSIC
- He created the style Impressionism.
- He constantly inventing new music explorations.
- He started the series of attacks on tradition language of the 19th century.
- His mature competitions combined moronism and sensuality.
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THE PRODIGAL CHILD
- https://youtu.be/0ShjToPSsOM
- Grande Prix de Rome winner.
- Written 1884.
- It is a cantata.
- I like it because it is soothing.
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