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The Life of Debussy
Published in Hardcover by Cambridge University Press (1998)
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It is unfortunate that there is not more available on Debussy in English. This book, at only 167 pages (including pictures) hardly does him justice. Because it is so short, the book jumps from topic to topic at an alarming pace, hardly giving any details. The author's convoluted writing style does not help matters either. Unlike many other musical (or otherwise) biographies I've read, this one did not leave me satisfied. Hopefully the out-of-print book department will have something more complete on Debussy.

C. Debussy seems to have led a tortured and beleaguered life. His ideas regarding music were in conflict with the French music establishment. This created problems for him both professionally and personally. Financially, he struggled all of his life. Coming from rather humble beginnings, C. Debussy had a particular vision of music early in his career. He was blunt and identified with the impressionistic painters as well as the symbolist poets. These artists were to become popular much later. Debussy died young at the age of 55 of cancer. This biography is a little choppy in it writing style, but it does offer many examples of his ideas on many subjects.

Debussy Remembered
Published in Paperback by Amadeus Pr (1992)
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I've been researching Debussy's Piano Music as part of my degree and I found this book to be fascinating because it revealed the composer to me in a new light.
It's a completely enjoyable book to read; reliable and relevant to his music

American Frontier and Western Issues: An Historiographical Review (Contributions in American History)
Published in Hardcover by Greenwood Publishing Group (1986)
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The American Indian
Published in Paperback by McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages (1992)
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American Indians in U.S. History (Civilization of the American Indian, Vol 248)
Published in Hardcover by Univ of Oklahoma Pr (Txt) (2003)
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Black Hawk: And the Warrior's Path (American Biographical History X)
Published in Paperback by Harlan Davidson (1992)
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Claude Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Published in Hardcover by Cambridge University Press (1989)
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Conversations With Madeleine Milhaud
Published in Paperback by Faber & Faber (1996)
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Debussy
Published in Paperback by Oxford University Press (1995)
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Debussy Letters
Published in Hardcover by Harvard Univ Pr (1987)
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