Debussy, Claude
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Music animation machine - Claude Debussy's piano piece, with scrolling score; performance and graphics by Stephen Malinowski (smalin).
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Official classification: Piano, The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Video, Curriculum support, 4c Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - processes and symbols, 4c Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - processes and symbols, Debussy, Claude
Inspired by a poem by the French author Stéphane Mallarmé, this is perhaps one of Debussy's most famous works and interesting to compare his smaller orchestral ensemble to other larger orchestral work typical of the late romantic era.
Official classification: The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Audio, Curriculum support, Debussy, Claude
Describing different images, Debussy uses pentatonic scales throughout this piece, imitating the sound of Javanese Gamelan, also evident in the percussive nature of some parts, apparently depicting a scene in an Asian setting.
Official classification: Piano, The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Audio, Pentatonic Scales, Unit 12 Dragon Scales , Curriculum support, Debussy, Claude
"Gardens in the rain" is a good example of descriptive music, particularly for listening in the context of KS1 Unit 7 Rain Rain Go Away. Short, fast high and low notes with contrasts in dynamics depict the rainy scene.
Official classification: Piano, Unit 7. Rain, rain, go away - Exploring timbre, tempo and dynamics, The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Audio, Curriculum support, Debussy, Claude
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