En sourdine. / (Fêtes galantes P. Verlaine.) / Claude Debussy. [1891?]

Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918

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Claude Debussy (b. 22 August 1862–d. 25 March 1918) was one of the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France he attended the Conservatoire de Paris originally to study piano before switing to composition. His orchestral works include Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (1894), Nocturnes (1897–1899), Images (1905–1912). In 1904 he rose to international fame for his opera Pelléas et Mélisande. He also composed two books of Préludes a...

Stevens, Catherine

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Verlaine, Paul, 1844-1896

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Epithet: poet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000750.0x0001e5 French poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Paris, to an unidentified recipient, [no year] Mar. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270856224 From the description of Poem delivered at a lecture, beginning "Dans ce hall cinq fois séculaire" : autograph manuscript signed : London, 1893 Nov. 21. (Unknown). WorldCa...

Jobert-Georges, Denise

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