classical music, claude debussy, france, impressionism, impressionists, maurice ravel

Impressionists’ Classical Music: The Legacy of Debussy and Ravel

Throughout much of the 18th and 19th centuries, classical music artists concentrated on emotional expression in their compositions. However, by the end of the 19th century, budding musicians like Debussy and Ravel, known as impressionists, were craving new and exciting ways of exploring their talents. Impressionism shook the music world from the 1890s to the ...

David Clapp

Impressionist painting by Claude Monet.