Debussy as Storyteller: Narrative Expansion in the Trois Chansons de Bilitis
Every song cycle presents its audience with a narrative. Such an idea is hardly new; indeed the idea of an unfolding plot or unifying concept (textual or musical) is central to the concept of the song cycle as opposed to a collection of songs, at least after the mid-nineteenth century. A great deal...
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Columbia University Libraries
2008-04-01
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| Series: | Current Musicology |
| Online Access: | https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/currentmusicology/article/view/5129 |