Debussy

[ deb-yoo-see, dey-byoo-, duh-byoo-see; French duh-by-see ]

/ ˌdɛb yʊˈsi, ˌdeɪ byʊ-, dəˈbyu si; French də büˈsi /

noun

Claude A·chille

[klawd uh-sheel; French klohd a-sheel] /klɔd əˈʃil; French kloʊd aˈʃil/,1862–1918, French composer.

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De·bus·sy·an

[dih-byoo-see-uh n] /dɪˈbyu si ən/, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for debussy

That is why I do not think at the moment of writing I could form a just appreciation of Debussy.

An Autobiography |Igor Stravinsky
Of his performance to Debussy's lovely music I have written elsewhere; nor did this new vision cause me to revise my opinions.

Interpreters |Carl Van Vechten
The liquescence of Debussy has given away again to something more metallic, more solid and unflowing.

Musical Portraits |Paul Rosenfeld
For that figure permitted Debussy to give himself completely in the creation of his ideal image.

Musical Portraits |Paul Rosenfeld

Debussy is a man of unhampered and clairvoyant imagination, a dreamer with a far-wandering vision.

Aspects of Modern Opera |Lawrence Gilman

British Dictionary definitions for debussy

Debussy

/ (dəˈbjuːsɪ, ˈdeɪbjuːsɪ, French dəbysi) /

noun

(Achille) Claude (klod). 1862–1918, French composer and critic, the creator of impressionism in music and a profound influence on contemporary composition. His works include Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (1894) and La Mer (1905) for orchestra, the opera Pelléas et Mélisande (1902), and many piano pieces and song settings

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