La MerCalude Debussy
La Mer
by Calude Debussy · first published 1983
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We don't have a large corpus of music labelled "feels" because "feels" and "evocations" are not atomic objects. It's not obvious they're objects at all. Debussy's La Mer is an excellent evocation of the sea, but you're not going to learn anything useful by throwing it into a bucket with a sea shanty. Or with Britten's Four Sea Interludes. The absolute best you'll get…
on “Music Composition with Deep Learning: A Review” ↗…wrote endless meadering or cliche'd passages. Debussy produced consisent note-by-note perfection, combined with experimentation. He, however, has no "great works". They all stand about the same, even La Mer. 3. Rachmaninov. Reached some of the greatest possible heights, though he is full of mistakes and lapses. The Paganinni variations sits on a pedestal along with the 9th, Brahms' requiem, and Bach's Bm…
on “Ask YC: Who are YOUR heroes?” ↗The summary of his personal life in Wikipedia was also interesting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Debussy#Personal_life Thanks OP, Bioshock's use of La Mer introduced me to Debussy and that was a great read.
on “Debussy: the musical genius who erupted out of nowhere” ↗…popular enough that researchers understood this through line pretty well. This image continues to influence artists today. Check out the cover of this Debussy composition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_mer_(Debussy). There aren't such homages on this scale to others like Yoshitoshi or Sharaku. There were also a lot of prints of this thing, which means many museums can have a print and display it, so it…
on “The 'Great Wave' has mystified art lovers for generations (2019)” ↗…a couple of decades, but his work was known in Paris and almost certainly influenced the movement. Also worth noting this particular work's influence on Impressionist music: see the cover of Debussy's La Mer.
on “Things to know about the Great Wave” ↗