“Great Music of the 20th Century” S:1 E:3 Debussy and le franais in Musical Action

S:1 E:3 Debussy and le franais in Musical Action Investigate the qualities of Debussy’s music that connect it to French art and poetry as well as to the sensuality of the French language. Learn how his landmark work, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, began musical modernism. Study the wealth of compositional innovations in his piano Prelude #10, and note how his impact on 20th-century music mirrors Beethoven’s in the 19th century.