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- Debussy in Context
- Composers in Context
- Debussy in Context
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Preface
- Notes on the Text
- Abbreviations
- Part I Paris: City, Politics, and Society
- Part II The Arts
- Part III People and Milieu
- Chapter 12 Debussy and the Family in Third-Republic France
- Chapter 13 Romantic Relationships
- Chapter 14 Relationships with Poets and Other Literary Figures
- Chapter 15 Publishers
- Chapter 16 Composers with Whom Debussy Was Associated
- Chapter 17 Music Education and the Prix de Rome
- Part IV Musical Life: Infrastructure and Earning a Living
- Part V The Music of Debussy’s Time
- Part VI Performers, Reception, and Posterity
- Recommendations for Further Reading and Research
- Index
Chapter 17 - Music Education and the Prix de Rome
from Part III - People and Milieu
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 May 2024
- Debussy in Context
- Composers in Context
- Debussy in Context
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Preface
- Notes on the Text
- Abbreviations
- Part I Paris: City, Politics, and Society
- Part II The Arts
- Part III People and Milieu
- Chapter 12 Debussy and the Family in Third-Republic France
- Chapter 13 Romantic Relationships
- Chapter 14 Relationships with Poets and Other Literary Figures
- Chapter 15 Publishers
- Chapter 16 Composers with Whom Debussy Was Associated
- Chapter 17 Music Education and the Prix de Rome
- Part IV Musical Life: Infrastructure and Earning a Living
- Part V The Music of Debussy’s Time
- Part VI Performers, Reception, and Posterity
- Recommendations for Further Reading and Research
- Index
Summary
This chapter explores the few opportunities for the education of a budding musician in Debussy’s France. These were primarily private teachers, especially piano teachers, and admission to the Paris Conservatoire (or regional conservatoires). The ultimate prize for the aspiring composer was the Prix de Rome, which could be crucial to the advancement of compositional careers. Debussy’s early education with a private piano teacher, Antoinette Mauté de Fleurville, was critical for his later development; indeed, he praised her playing and supported the claim that she was a pupil of Chopin. He went on to spend a decade at the Paris Conservatoire, where in many ways he trod water, at least until his success in the Prix de Rome. Even then, however, the winning of the coveted prize failed to launch his career in the way it helped others.
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- Debussy in Context , pp. 159 - 166Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024