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Classical Music

BeyondGeography

(39,374 posts) Mon Apr 24, 2023, 12:37 AM Apr 2023

What makes Debussy sound French?

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What makes Debussy sound French? (Original Post) BeyondGeography Apr 2023 OP

Dunno, but he's sure not Russian!!! elleng Apr 2023 #1

Why not ask why does French music sound so Debussy? usonian Apr 2023 #2

Roof-mounted blinkers BeyondGeography Apr 2023 #3

elleng

(130,956 posts)

1. Dunno, but he's sure not Russian!!!

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Mon Apr 24, 2023, 12:41 AM

Apr 2023

usonian

(9,810 posts)

2. Why not ask why does French music sound so Debussy?

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Mon Apr 24, 2023, 01:54 AM

Apr 2023

We associate French music with Impressionism, as we do with art. But in reality, French music is all over the map, from Rameau to Les Six and others.
Offenbach and Berlioz, anyone?

Same for Russian music. We associate it with Romanticism, not exactly with Prokofiev and Shostakovich.

And so on.

Because these epochs in music are very popular.

If you want a real head-scratcher, consider the Citroen!

Truly, only the French could have invented this!!
But I digress!

BeyondGeography

(39,374 posts)

3. Roof-mounted blinkers

Reply to usonian (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 24, 2023, 06:53 AM

Apr 2023

So cool.

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