Claude Debussy | La Mer (Très Lent—RèVision à Animez)

A monumental artist of the early 20th Century, Claude Debussy is universally regarded as the first Impressionist composer. His groundbreaking work ultimately guided much of the musical evangelism of the transfigurative French Impressionism movement. His music was a direct reaction against the previous German musical traditions of form and harmony.

Debussy's influential musical metaphor, La Mer, reaches far and wide, shaping the works from a diverse offering of artists, including Luciano Berio's Sinfonia and John Williams score to JAWS, to Biosphere's ambient effort Shenzhou, as well as The Seduction Of Claude Debussy by Trevor Horn's iconic group, The Art Of Noise, and most recently, John Luther Adams' 2014 Pulitzer Prize-winning work, Become Ocean.

For my Change Request RèVision of this significant artist—whose influence on my own musical language has been immeasurable—I choose to just concentrate on my favorite part of this piece, the first symphonic sketch "De l'aube à midi sur la mer" - Très Lent - Animez Peu à Peu to La Mer.

Employing an international ensemble—Germany, Holland, England, the United States, and even Budapest—of acclaimed software brands, whose award-winning instruments and effects are some of the most prestigious industry-wide, I wanted to ensure that the languid and dream-like polyphony of this ubiquitous masterpiece was preserved.

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This excerpt was taken from my long-form content editorial—using music software—where I illustrate through a granular detailed demonstration of just how I created this piece with the software listed below.

Instruments & Effects Featured: Best Service The Orchestra, Best Service Chris Hein Solo Violin, Best Service Chris Hein Solo Viola, Best Service Emotional Cello, Best Service Chris Hein Solo Contrabass, ProjectSAM Orchestral Essentials, Spitfire British Drama Toolkit, Eventide UltraReverb.

Recreating “La Mer": bit.ly/2vLZzDu Bandcamp: bit.ly/2Jap98g

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Written By Claude Debussy Orchestrated By Neal Andrew Emil Gustafson Produced & Mixed By Change Request

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