Autograph letters signed (3) : [n.p., Paris?, n.d., 1899?], [n.p., London, n.d., August 1902], and 25 January 1911, to [Nicolas] Coronio, [1899?] and 1911 Jan. 25.

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Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Autograph letters signed (3) : [n.p., Paris?, n.d., 1899?], [n.p., London, n.d., August 1902], and 25 January 1911, to [Nicolas] Coronio, [1899?] and 1911 Jan. 25.

Autograph letters signed (3) : [n.p., Paris?, n.d., 1899?], [n.p., London, n.d., August 1902], and 25 January 1911, to [Nicolas] Coronio, [1899?] and 1911 Jan. 25.

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Saying (in 1899) that he is deeply touched by Coronio's proposal concerning the Nocturnes; saying (in 1902) that when they parted at the Cecil Hotel he forgot to ask the recipient what his plans were for the summer, that in the past few months he has cultivated "un vaste champ de flemme" that has produced a marvelous harvest, that all of his own projects have foundered "au bord d'une charmante petite riviere" where he spends "les heures les plus délicieusement innocupées qui soient," adding that he returns to Paris on the 15th of the month, etc.; and (in 1911) saying that of Coronio's two charming songs he prefers Les Ingénues (it is quite natural that a pretty woman does not always wear the same dress), that in Bernadette "le cadre me semble considérable, et voila bien de terribles progressions pour une aussi jeune personne!" and asking if natural signs should be placed before two notes--although as the copyist M. Pothier once said, "Avec ces harmonies modernes, on ne sait jamais!"

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