Table of Contents

Debussy
Eric Frederick Jensen
Chapter 1 A Musician's Apprenticeship
Chapter 2 The Prix de Rome
Chapter 3 Establishing a Reputation
Chapter 4 Years of Struggle
Chapter 5 Divagations, 1900-1904
Chapter 6 Notoriety and Respectability, 1904-1910
Chapter 7 The Final Years, 1910-1918
Chapter 8 Debussy and the Arts
Chapter 9 Student Compositions
Chapter 10 Compositions, 1888-1893
Chapter 11 Compositions, 1893-1899
Chapter 12 Pelléas et Mélisande and the Poe Operas
Chapter 13 Compositions, 1900-1912
Chapter 14 Compositions, 1912-1918
Chapter 15 Debussy as Critic
Calendar
List of Works
Personalia
Select Bibliography

About the Author

Eric Frederick Jensen received a doctorate in musicology from the
Eastman School of Music. He has written widely in his areas of
expertise: German Romanticism, and nineteenth- and early
twentieth-century French music. His study of Robert Schumann, also in
the Master Musicians Series, is now in its second edition.

Reviews

"In this first major history of Claude Debussy in more than 20 years, Jensen brings to life France's iconic, influential, and complex son. This comprehensive account incorporates the most current scholarship and newly discovered compositions with fresh perspective and critical analysis. Highly recommended." --Choice
"[A] concise but informative and insightful study of Debussy. The result is a clear picture of the man, his music, his mind, and his aesthetics...Highly recommended."--Classical Net