Bryan Medina 4/30/14 Period 4 Claude Debussy “Music is the expression of the movement of waters…” Nine words is what it takes to vividly put into perspective the life of Claude Debussy and how he composed his own music. Debussy wrote his music as if he were to trying to portray water; making his music flow‚ reflect‚ and permeate through the listener’s ears. Masterful compositions such as “Claire De Lune”‚ “Prelude” from the Suite Bergamasque
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Claude Debussy: The Father of Impressionism Claude Debussy was among one of the most popular twentieth century composers of his time. He is known for his famous “Clair De Lune” and “La Mer”. This impacted the 20th century music genre with his difficult impressionist technique. He was among the few to be influenced by symbolist poets and impressionist painters‚ which resulted in true originality. He was the founder of Musical Impressionism‚ and impacted numerous composers such as Maurice Ravel
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Claude Debussy Claude Debussy was one of the greatest composers of impressionistic music and considered by many one of the greatest composers of all time. He had a genius mind and portrayed that through his music. He was a man of deep thoughts and showed great emotion through his music. “Although Debussy rarely appeared in public‚ only to perform‚ and left behind no pupils‚ it is clear that Debussy has many imitators (Debussyistes‚ as they were known)‚ and his death was widely mourned throughout
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Brushwork and Use of Color in Claude Monet’s Bathing at La Grenouillere Born in Paris‚ France‚ Claude Monet began to develop as a young and inspiring artist in the town of Le Havre. After briefly serving in the military‚ Monet returned to Paris and continued to explore different forms of art‚ as well as‚ developing friendships with painters including Édouard Manet‚ Frédéric Bazille‚ and Auguste Renoir. After marrying his wife‚ Camille in 1870‚ the two were constantly traveling until they settled
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Analysis of Selected Works by Claude Monet Claude Oscar Monet‚ the famous impressionist painter was born on November 14‚ 1840. Even though his birthplace was Paris‚ he grew up in Le Havre‚ a port town located in North Western France. In his childhood phase‚ he didn’t have any contact with anyone who would play a significant role as an artistic influence in Monet’s life. Monet’s parents were completely against the arts‚ and because of that‚ he had to deal with a lot of sacrifices in life‚ from earning
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Claude McKay Claude McKay was one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century African American literature. When mentioning controversial writers‚ Claude McKay comes to mind. He was first of many African American writers who became known for speaking his mind through literature during the early 1900’s. He used his gift of creativity with words to express his feelings on various issues. Claude McKay is an unforgettable African-American writer who was influenced by his culture as well as
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Claude Monet Claude Monet was a French painter. Monet was born in Paris on November 14th 1840. He spent his youth in Le Havre as his father worked as a grocer there. Claude Monet was the leader of the 19th century impressionist art movement. Monet preferred to paint outside‚ directly from nature. Nearly all of his work shows his admiration to capture on canvas the changing effects of lights. Impressionism‚ as developed by Monet‚ sought to capture the fleeting‚ momentary aspects of nature‚ especially
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the arts‚ I wasn’t exactly sure what I was being asked. I turned around to look at the painting on my grandparents’ wall and saw the writing "Claude Monet 1903" in the bottom right-hand corner. I politely answered my aunt’s question‚ "Yes‚ I believe so." After we both looked at the painting for a few moments‚ she commented on its beauty and praised Claude Monet as a "great artist." I liked the painting myself. The different shades of yellow‚ orange‚ red‚ and violet were very appealing‚ but I questioned
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Claude Debussy was considered one of the most influential Impressionistic composers of his time‚ along with his contemporary Ravel – ironically‚ Debussy himself very much disliked the term ‘impressionism’ and believed that he was simply trying to do “something different”. The piece Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune is based on a poem of a similar name‚ and is also known as a ‘tone poem’ – It tells the story of a faun in a dreamy like state who has encounters with several nymphs. There
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Claude Monet was born on 14 November 1840 on the 5th floor of 45 rue Laffitte‚ in the 9th arrondissement of Paris.[3] He was the second son of Claude Adolphe Monet and Louise Justine Aubrée Monet‚ both of them second-generation Parisians. On 20 May 1841‚ he was baptized in the local parish church‚ Notre-Dame-de-Lorette‚ as Oscar-Claude‚ but his parents called him simply Oscar.[3][4] (He signed his juvenilia "O. Monet".) Despite being baptized Catholic‚ Monet later on became an atheist.[5][6] In
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