Debussy's 'Ibéria'
- Author: Brown, Matthew
his book is lucidly written and extremely generous with examples and documentation. It helps to have a score at hand , but even the most involved parts of the analysis flow easily, and one need...
Debussy's 'Ibéria'
- Author: Brown, Matthew
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his book is lucidly written and extremely generous with examples and documentation. It helps to have a score at hand , but even the most involved parts of the analysis flow easily, and one need...
About
For well over a century musicologists have been fascinated by composers' manuscripts and by the insights they might reveal about the nature of musical composition. This book suggests ways in which Debussy's sketches and drafts may be used to explain how he composed one of his last great symphonic scores: Ibéria (from Images for orchestra, 1903-10). Part 1 shows how we might understand the process of musical composition as a form of expert problem solving; it describes the compositional history of the work, the various intentional goals and historical constraints that guided Debussy's thinking, and some of the technical problems Debussy faced while composing this remarkable score. Part 2 reconstructs the genesis of each of the three movements in turn.
Contents
- Editor's PrefaceMalcolm Gillies:
- Preface
- IntroductionMusical Composition and Problem Solving
- Part 11. Composition History and Musical Sources
- 2. Intentional Goals and Historical Constraints
- 3. Musical Problems and Search Strategies
- Part 24. 'Par les rues e les chemins'
- 5. 'Les Parfums de la nuit'
- 6. 'Le Matin d'un jour de fete'
- ConclusionSketch Studies and Musical Analysis
- Bibliography
- Index
Awards and reviews
Notes: Journal of the Music Library Association
his book is lucidly written and extremely generous with examples and documentation. It helps to have a score at hand , but even the most involved parts of the analysis flow easily, and one need not be either a specialist in Schenker or sketch studies to follow it
