"The impressionists, Debussy, Faure, in France, did take……" — Pierre Schaeffer

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• Do you think Duke Ellington didn't listen to Debussy? Louis Armstrong loved opera, did you know that? Name me a… — Dave Brubeck
• The score of Pelleas and Melisande by Debussy, heralds that which will lift man from the earthly to the celestial,… — Corinne Heline
• I love Italian opera - it's so reckless. Damn Wagner, and his bellowings at Fate and death. Damn Debussy, and… — D. H. Lawrence
• Although I am basically self taught, I consider Debussy my teacher - the most important elements are colour, light and… — Toru Takemitsu
• For Debussy the musician and the man I have had profound admiration, but by nature I'm different from him. I… — Maurice Ravel
• We all shared an admiration of Debussy both as a musician and as sort of an icon for the 20th… — Anne Dudley
• I have no doubt that there are great people about though... the thing of it is, nothing to this day… — Gary Lucas
• If you go to Japan for instance, you should know that they have a different way of playing Beethoven or… — Kurt Masur
• I am a classical fan. I like Debussy a lot, so I was trying to learn it on the piano.… — Charlie Day
• When I was younger, I used to do that a lot: I would hear a part of a song that… — King Krule
• What I've learned is that it's okay to take from heroes, such as Debussy, but it has to be filtered… — William Kraft
• Some people wish above all to conform to the rules,wish only to render what I can here.There is no theory… — Mrthrill

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