Title Debussy's letters to Inghelbrecht : the story of a musical friendship / annotated by Margaret G. Cobb ; translations by Richard Miller

Published Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 131 pages) : illustrations Series Eastman studies in music, 1071-9989 Eastman studies in music. 1071-9989 Contents CONTENTS -- LIST OF LETTERS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- D.E. Inghelbrecht: A Biography -- Letters from Debussy to Inghelbrecht -- Appendix A: Letter from Inghelbrecht to Debussy -- Appendix B: Letters from Inghelbrecht to dâ€?Annunzio -- Appendix C: Letters from Chouchou Debussy toInghelbrecht -- BIOGRAPHIES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- DISCOGRAPHY -- INDEX Summary The first English translation of the correspondence between two composers and friends. Désiré-Emile Inghelbrecht was a conductor and composer. His friendship with Claude Debussy began in 1911 (although they had met previously), and he soon became one of the Master's closest friends. This book is the first publication, in the original French and in English translation, of the correspondence between these two musicians. Beginning rather formally in 1912, with the salutation "Mon cher Inghelbrecht," the correspondence soon became much moreintimate, with Debussy addressing Inghelbrecht as "Mon cher ami" or "Cher Inghel." Although Debussy had a reputation for being cold and distant and for avoiding strangers, this was just his way of maintaining his privacy. This aloofness enabled him to express in private the warmth he felt toward those few close friends whose intimacy he needed and cherished. Inghelbrecht was in the forefront of this group. Their friendship was based not only on a mutual respect for each other's talents as artists and musicians, but also on the sharing of intimate secrets and warm feelings. Inghelbrecht's wife would later write that her husband retained the mark Debussy left on him. "For him, he was a beacon, a guide. And he had the deep joy of being able, up until his last days, to bring to life with passion, with all his talent-the works of a man who had been for a few years his friend." Margaret G. Cobb, the"doyenne of Debussy scholars," brings to life these two talented men. She enriches Richard Miller's idiomatic translation of the letters with copious notes and wonderful illustrations to illuminate a great musical friendship. Margaret G. Cobb is also the author of The Poetic Debussy, available from the University of Rochester Press. In 2002 she was awarded the title of Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government'sMinistère de la Culture et de la Communication Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-123), discography (p. 125-128) , and index Notes Translated from the French Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918 -- Correspondence Inghelbrecht, D. E. (Désiré Émile), 1880-1965 -- Correspondence SUBJECT Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918 fast (OCoLC)fst00045701 Inghelbrecht, D. E. (Désiré Emile), 1880-1965 fast (OCoLC)fst00057355 Subject Composers -- France -- Correspondence Conductors (Music) -- France -- Correspondence MUSIC -- Individual Composer & Musician. Composers. Conductors (Music) France. Genre/Form Personal correspondence. Form Electronic book Author Inghelbrecht, D. E. (Désiré Émile), 1880-1965 Cobb, Margaret G. LC no. 2004029315 ISBN 9781580466394 1580466397 1281770736 9781281770738 9786611770730 6611770739

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