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Claude Debussy

1862 - 1918

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Achille Claude Debussy (French pronunciation: [aʃil klod dəbysi]; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) 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. Born to a family of modest means and little cultural involvement, Debussy showed enough musical talent to be admitted at the age of ten to France's leading music college, the Conservatoire de Paris. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Claude Debussy is the 27th most popular composer (down from 25th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from France (up from 98th in 2019) and the 5th most popular French Composer.

Claude Debussy was a French composer who is most famous for his compositions of Impressionist music.

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Among composers, Claude Debussy ranks 27 out of 1,451. Before him are Edvard Grieg, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Claudio Monteverdi, Maurice Ravel, Hector Berlioz, and Georges Bizet. After him are Bedřich Smetana, Jacques Offenbach, Dmitri Shostakovich, Ennio Morricone, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Richard Strauss.

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Among people born in 1862, Claude Debussy ranks 2. Before him is Gustav Klimt. After him are Maurice Maeterlinck, David Hilbert, Philipp Lenard, Gerhart Hauptmann, Allvar Gullstrand, William Henry Bragg, Hilma af Klint, O. Henry, Aristide Briand, and Arthur Schnitzler. Among people deceased in 1918, Claude Debussy ranks 3. Before him are Nicholas II of Russia, and Gustav Klimt. After him are Abdul Hamid II, Alexandra Feodorovna, Gavrilo Princip, Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, Egon Schiele, Guillaume Apollinaire, Mehmed V, Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, and Georg Cantor.

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In France

Among people born in France, Claude Debussy ranks 71 out of 6,770. Before him are Maurice Ravel (1875), Romain Rolland (1866), Charles Perrault (1628), Hector Berlioz (1803), Auguste Rodin (1840), and Georges Bizet (1838). After him are Charles XIV John of Sweden (1763), Francis I of France (1494), Pierre de Coubertin (1863), Charles X of France (1757), Michel Foucault (1926), and Jacques Chirac (1932).

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Among COMPOSERS In France

Among composers born in France, Claude Debussy ranks 5. Before him are Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1520), Maurice Ravel (1875), Hector Berlioz (1803), and Georges Bizet (1838). After him are Camille Saint-Saëns (1835), Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683), Charles Gounod (1818), Erik Satie (1866), Gabriel Fauré (1845), François Couperin (1668), and Jules Massenet (1842).

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