Description
Debussy’s music is noted for its sensory component and frequent eschewing of tonality. Debussy’s work usually reflected the activities or turbulence in his own life. In French literary circles, the style of this period was known as symbolism, a movement that directly inspired Debussy both as a composer and as an active cultural participant. His first volume of Images pour piano (1904–1905) combine harmonic innovation with poetic suggestion. Edited by Hans Swarsenski. Edition Peters.