Estampes - Pagodes by Claude Debussy and Peace Piece by Bill Evans. This short film is from the BBC series, Howard Goodall's Story of Music. Ask your students to select a World Music style ...

First there was the eccentric Erik Satie. He encouraged Debussy to write music that was not hidebound by academic tradition – ‘Break the rules, defy convention’ could have been his credo – and to find ...

Debussy was approached to compose music for a revue based on the puppet modelled upon the character, but the project was never finalised. It appears that Lavine was the only human being of whom ...

This month, many classical music lovers noted Maurice Ravel’s 150th birthday. On Monday, March 31, Quatuor Debussy pairs ...