“I am more and more convinced that music iS not.in essence．a thing which can be cast into a traditional fixed form.”observed Claude Debussy,adding．“it iS
made up of colors and rhythms”Although the composer disliked the Iabel of Impressionism．his works shared many CharaCteriStiCs with those of his artistic contemporaries．Debussy devel．oped a unique musicaJ language．rede.fined concepts of harmony and form．and exercised a delicate command of nuance，in his piano music as well as in his orchestra]creations．
Imagery was such a vital component of Debussy’S approach that he titled severa]Of his works“Images．”including this magnificent orchestraI triptych．Written over a period extending from 1905 to 1912，these loosely related move.ments express the nationaI characters of England，Spain，and France．The biggest，Ibdria．Is itself a triptych-a medley of Spanish allusions，scored with castanets,Ilashing tambourines．and bells．It Is accompanied by Gigues，a moody tribute to England，and Rondes de printemps，a Iively celebration of spring in the French countryside．
Dover(2007)unabridged republication of the editions published by Durand＆Cie．，Paris，1910-1913.224pp.93/8 X 121/4 Paperbound． |
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