{"product_id":"claude-debussys-clair-de-lune-9780190696078","title":"Claude Debussy's Clair de Lune","description":"Debussy himself had little regard for \u003cem\u003eClair de Lune\u003c\/em\u003e, and scholars have thus far followed suit--until now. \u003cem\u003eClaude Debussy's\u003c\/em\u003e Clair de Lune is the first book wholly dedicated to an historical, cultural, and analytical investigation of the French composer's famous composition for piano. Author\u003cbr\u003eGurminder Kaur Bhogal explores why, over any other piece in Debussy's repertoire for piano, \u003cem\u003eClair de Lune\u003c\/em\u003e achieved stardom in the decades following the composer's death, and how, as the third movement of the \u003cem\u003eSuite Bergamasque\u003c\/em\u003e, it managed to almost fully eclipse the other movements. Drawing on a\u003cbr\u003ebroad range of excerpts from classical and popular music, commercials, film, and video games, Bhogal examines the various ways in which listeners have engaged with the piece. She also places it in its proper artistic context, through analysis alongside the poetry of Paul Verlaine and the paintings\u003cbr\u003eof Jean-Antoine Watteau. A wide range of aural, visual, and video examples energize the narrative, and demonstrate how Clair de Lune has come to achieve an iconic status within and beyond Debussy's oeuvre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gurminder Kaur Bhogal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.60w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190696078\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGurminder Kaur Bhogal \u003c\/strong\u003eis Associate Professor in Music at Wellesley College. She has published widely on the music and aesthetics of composers working in Paris at the turn of the twentieth century (including Claude Debussy, Gabriel Fauré, Maurice Ravel, Erik Satie, and Igor Stravinsky). Her most\u003cbr\u003erecent monograph, \u003cem\u003eDetails of Consequence: Ornament, Music, and Art in Paris\u003c\/em\u003e, explores the expressive use of decorative gestures in musical and visual contexts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39929219350643,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_fdb0c1fe-972f-4911-8b8f-89c20144fac6.jpg?v=1647611806","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/claude-debussys-clair-de-lune-9780190696078","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}