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Debussy redux : the impact of his music on popular culture / Matthew Brown.
| Author/creator | Brown, Matthew, 1957- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2012. |
| Description | vii, 226 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, music ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Musical meaning and interpretation Musical meaning and interpretation. ^A589150 |
| Contents | Introduction. Debussy's legacy -- From Parisian salon to billboard phenom -- The medium and the message -- Lights, camera, sound track! -- In the moog -- "Yo Baudelaire!" -- The schlock of the new -- Assez lent or allegro non troppo? -- Other cultures, other sounds. |
| Abstract | In a study that is both scholarly and highly entertaining, the author explores pop culture's appropriations of Debussy's music in everything from '30s swing tunes, '40s movie scores, '50s lounge/exotica, '70s rock and animation, '80s action films, and Muzak. The book, however, is far more than a compendium of fascinating borrowings. The author uses these musical transfers to tackle some of the most fundamental aesthetic issues relevant to the music of all composers, not just Debussy. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2011028384 |
| ISBN | 9780253357168 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0253357160 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Standard identifier# | 40020807901 |