Mention the name of Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) and immediately there springs to mind beautifully hazy works that calm and soothe the senses or rile an ocean to unbridled heights of emotion. Debussy was, indeed, all of this and much more. He was an important link in the progression of music from late 19th century Romanticism to the Impressionist school of which he was the greatest known figure...
I think the title of the post says it all, really. I fell in love with Debussy in high school, after hearing Tomita's odd electronic versions of some of his songs (maybe I'll post one of those, some day). This song is just . . . perfect.
I think I mentioned before that I'm an English teacher and the director of a writing studio at a technical college (?) --- Well, one of my latest interests is the effect of music on student writers and/or tutors in the studio as they work together or alone. Today, I played classical piano in the background as I worked with a student writing a reaction paper on evolution for her biology class. ...
