Project Gutenberg 2005-08-08 Public domain in the USA. 110 Gilman, Lawrence 1878 1939 Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande A Guide to the Opera with Musical Examples from the Score Produced by David Newman, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande" by Lawrence Gilman is a guide to the opera, complete with musical examples from Debussy's score, authored in the early 20th century. This work provides an in-depth analysis of Claude Debussy's groundbreaking opera, which was first performed in 1902 and is based on the play by Maurice Maeterlinck. It discusses Debussy's innovative musical techniques and the emotional depth of the opera's characters, primarily focusing on the love story of Pelléas and Mélisande, set against themes of fate and tragedy. The opening of this guide elaborates on the significance of Debussy's "Pelléas et Mélisande" in the history of music, noting its departure from traditional operatic forms. It presents an overview of Debussy's unique artistic style, detailing the operatic narrative as a lyrical drama rich in atmosphere and emotional nuance. Through discussions of the characters, such as the mysterious Mélisande and her relationship with Pelléas and Golaud, it highlights the interplay between music and the haunting themes of love and destiny. Additionally, it sets the tone for a detailed exploration of the score, emphasizing how Debussy's music complements the ethereal and poignant nature of Maeterlinck's text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Pelléas et Mélisande Opera MT Text Opera Browsing: Music Browsing: Performing Arts/Film 135887 134686 2024-09-07T09:48:59.530497 2023-09-07T11:13:13.427698 text/html text/html 137158 2020-12-12T08:46:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 664604 2020-12-12T08:46:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 701442 2024-09-07T09:49:04.998466 application/epub+zip 701790 2024-09-07T09:49:01.482499 application/epub+zip 107133 2024-09-07T09:49:00.118488 application/epub+zip 938813 2024-09-07T09:49:07.449506 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 914692 2024-09-07T09:49:03.897479 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223462 2022-09-08T05:45:46.621296 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117671 117573 2024-09-07T09:48:59.041517 2023-09-07T11:13:13.065697 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 117142 2020-12-12T08:46:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 46163 2020-12-12T08:46:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 117134 2020-12-12T08:46:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46038 2020-12-12T08:46:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20419 2024-09-07T09:49:07.583450 application/rdf+xml 12820 2024-09-07T09:49:00.466501 image/jpeg 3084 2024-09-07T09:49:00.290520 image/jpeg 719045 2024-09-07T09:48:59.608510 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia