The Reader’s Notebook

The Reader’s Notebook: Claude Debussy

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Claude Debussy, photographed ca. 1908. He died 100 years ago on March 25, 1918.
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Claude Debussy was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.