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Just finishing up working on a selection from Purcell, this could be my next vocal project. Having been doing a lot of singing in Italian as of late I’ve noticed by french pronunciation has gone to merde. :>
- Date: 1880
- Composer: Claude Debussy
- Period: Post-Romantic (1870-1909)
Review
This is Debussy’s first published work, and shows many of the characteristics
that we see in the mature Debussy–a somewhat melancholy, bittersweet air,
considerable tone-painting with both voice and instruments, and an intense
lyricism. While it is a bit more old-fashioned than Debussy’s later work,
more “hummably” melodic, and a bit more obvious in its craft, it is a strong
and attractive composition.
The refrain, sung three times, translates “Starry night, under your veils,
under your breaths and your scent, sad, sighing lyre, I dream of past loves.”
The verses are less openly melodic, but flow naturally into the simple,
repetitive refrain. The piano accompaniment matches the rippling vocal
lines, and the final product is a perfect example of the sweetly melancholic
French salon music of its times. ~ Anne Feeney, Rovi
bleatmop
Mystro
The Arbourist
Dead Wild Roses 
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