Claude Debussy
22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918
Claude Debussy was a French composer regarded as one of the most influential figures in music at the turn of the 20th century and a leading exponent of musical Impressionism. His works include Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune, the orchestral La Mer, and the piano piece Clair de Lune.
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Life events
Claude Debussy was born in a town near Paris to a family of modest means.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgDebussy began his formal musical training at the Paris Conservatoire at the age of ten.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgDebussy won France's prestigious Prix de Rome composition prize with his cantata L'enfant prodigue.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThis orchestral work, considered a landmark of modern music, was first performed in Paris.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgDebussy's only completed opera premiered at the Opera-Comique in Paris.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgDebussy's three symphonic sketches depicting the sea were first performed in Paris.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgDebussy married Emma Bardac, with whom he had his daughter Claude-Emma, nicknamed Chouchou.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgDebussy was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, which limited his output in his final years.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgDebussy died of cancer during the German bombardment of Paris in the final year of World War I.
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