Claude Debussy vs. Gabriel Fauré
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Claude Debussy
1862 – 1918
Achille Claude Debussy was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
"I confess that I am no longer thinking in musical terms, or at least not much, even though I believe with all my heart that Music remains for all time the fines…"
Gabriel Fauré
1845 – 1924
Gabriel Urbain Fauré was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers. Among his best-known works are his Pavane, Requiem, Sicilienne, nocturnes for piano and the songs "Après un rêve" and "Clair de lune".
"How many times have I asked myself what use music is? And what am I translating? What feelings? What ideas? How can I express something I do not understand myse…"
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