Debussy

[ deb-yoo-see, dey-byoo-, duh-byoo-see; French duh-by-see ]

noun

1. Claude A·chille [klawd , uh, -, sheel, klohd , a, -, sheel], 1862–1918, French composer.

Debussy

/ ˈdeɪbjuːsɪ; dəˈbjuːsɪ; dəbysi /

noun

1. Debussy(Achille) Claude18621918MFrenchMUSIC: composerWRITING: critic ( Achille ) Claude (klod). 1862–1918, French composer and critic, the creator of impressionism in music and a profound influence on contemporary composition. His works include Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (1894) and La Mer (1905) for orchestra, the opera Pelléas et Mélisande (1902), and many piano pieces and song settings

Other Words From

• De·bus·sy·an [dih-, byoo, -see-, uh, n], adjective

Example Sentences

Puccini died in 1924 before finishing “Turandot,” which represented a new direction for the composer, away from melodrama and, instead, embraced a new air in music, be it from Mahler, Debussy, Schoenberg or Stravinsky.

From Los Angeles Times

As influenced as her musical language was by the French Romantics, like Ravel and Debussy, the blues was always her mother tongue.

From New York Times

He put the composer first, spending his life digging deeper and deeper into Beethoven, Bach, Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Brahms, Debussy, Schoenberg.

From Los Angeles Times

The Met announced on Thursday that the orchestra and its music director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, would visit South Korea, Japan and Taiwan in June, performing the music of Bartok, Wagner, Debussy and others alongside star soloists.

From New York Times

The rules also are subject to review of a legislative committee looking at whether rules exceed the administration’s power, something DeWine’s proposals do, said Rhea Debussy, spokesperson for Equitas Health.

From Seattle Times