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The Faun and the Clockmaker: Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, and the Impressionist Label

The Dawn of a New Sound: Debussy and the Aesthetics of Musical Impressionism To comprehend the persistent, yet often imprecise, association of Maurice Ravel with musical Impressionism, we must first establish a clear understanding of the movement itself and its undisputed progenitor, Claude Debussy. The term ‘Impressionism’ in music was not a self-proclaimed manifesto but…