Claude Debussy (1862–1918), French composer associated with musical Impressionism, known for piano miniatures, orchestral colour and the opera Pelléas et Mélisande.

Born 22 August 1862, died 25 March 1918. Leading figure in early 20th-century French music; explored new harmonic colors and forms. Used the pseudonym "Monsieur Croche" for some of his critical writings (collected as "Monsieur Croche").

DeBaser's reviews present Claude Debussy as a central figure of musical Impressionism, praised for evocative piano and orchestral works. Readers highlight Preludes (Book I), Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, La Mer and the opera Pelléas et Mélisande. Reviews consistently celebrate atmosphere, color and formal innovation.

For:Classical-music listeners, piano enthusiasts, orchestral-music fans, newcomers curious about musical Impressionism

 it is unclear why their ears should not do the same with the clean and rarefied notes of Claude Debussy, which seem scattered according to whim, but are always at the right spot, just like the brushstrokes of an impressionist painting, seemingly chaotic but able to represent a world better than a perfect miniature.

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 Pelléas et Mélisande is a whole, a total work of art.

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 An artistic manifesto, an immortal work.

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 I think music contains a freedom, more than any other art, not limited to the exact reproduction of nature, but to the mysterious connections between nature and imagination

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