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“When a peasant begins to feel the need for instruction, he usually becomes fiercely calculating.”

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French writer born on April 2, 1840, and died on September 29, 1902. Émile Zola is known for his naturalist literary style and profound depiction of social reality. more

“When Claude Debussy studied at the Paris Conservatory from age ten to age twenty-two, many considered him a rebel because of his treatment of dissonance and his disdain for the established forms. He reputedly turned to a fellow student during a performance of Beethoven with the words, "Let's go. He's starting to develop.”

Two Age Form Students Ten Performances Twenties Fellows Starting Paris Treatment Rebel Disdain Dissonance Twenty Two Conservatory Debussy

Author:Claude Debussy

“Claude Debussy was a rare phenomenon a composer profoundly and subversively revolutionary.”

Revolutionary Phenomenon Composer Debussy

Author:Claude Debussy

“When asked by a grumpily puzzled professor what "rules" he followed, Debussy is said to have retorted, mon plaisir "whatever I please" and he further claimed that more was to be gained by watching the sun rise than by listening to the Pastoral Symphony. Although such remarks were intended to shock, they contain a core of Debussyan verity.”

Said Past Sun Listening Please Core Shock Professors Remarks Symphony Puzzled Sun Rise Debussy

Author:Claude Debussy

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