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« Reply #15 on: 21:02:12, 07-09-2008 »
Quote from: martle on 18:39:11, 07-09-2008
people used to rather more tempestuous depictions of the sea (Mary?  Cheesy ) find Debussy's subtle colours and gradual evolutions of shapes and tones in this work a little underwhelming by comparison

Yez, but eet eez a French sea, you know?  Wink  More gallique and plus raffiné Smiley
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« Reply #16 on: 21:08:34, 07-09-2008 »
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Quote from: martle on 18:39:11, 07-09-2008
people used to rather more tempestuous depictions of the sea (Mary?  Cheesy ) find Debussy's subtle colours and gradual evolutions of shapes and tones in this work a little underwhelming by comparison

Yez, but eet eez a French sea, you know?  Wink  More gallique and plus raffiné Smiley



Actually it isn't entirely: Debussy completed the work while on holiday in, er, Eastbourne.

(Incidentally, FWIW, I'm a fully paid up member of the La Mer fan club too)
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« Reply #17 on: 22:05:24, 07-09-2008 »
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Actually it isn't entirely: Debussy completed the work while on holiday in, er, Eastbourne.

(Incidentally, FWIW, I'm a fully paid up member of the La Mer fan club too)

And why was Debussy in Eastbourne? No, not to sample the fish and chips, but to escape the French media, who were after him in the wake of an adulterous love affair. Amazing that he could concentrate at all!

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« Reply #18 on: 22:18:23, 07-09-2008 »
Presumably, then, he'd crossed from Dieppe to Newhaven just recently?   So it it's not just the view of the sea from Marine Parade - it's the experience and images of a sea voyage too - albeit only a shortish (four hours?) one??   Smiley
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« Reply #19 on: 22:23:50, 07-09-2008 »
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Presumably, then, he'd crossed from Dieppe to Newhaven just recently?   So it it's not just the view of the sea from Marine Parade - it's the experience and images of a sea voyage too - albeit only a shortish (four hours?) one??   Smiley

2 hours on a good day, Reiner.  Smiley But who knows about back then. It was probably quicker.
There's a blue plaque somewhere in the Eastbourne Grand Hotel (although it doesn't mention Emma... Wink )
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