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World Service,10 Aug 2001,27 mins

French Impressionism and Music

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Debussy was considered to be the sound of French impressionism. At a time when composers were experimenting with more dramatic music the gentle compositions of Debussy provided a backdrop to paintings by artists by Monet.

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