Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Part One. The Spirit of Debussy Performance
5. Chapter 1 Debussy on Performance: Sound and Unsound Ideals 1
6. Chapter 2 Symbolism and Performance 28
7. Chapter 3 Pelleas et Melisande in Performance 45
8. Part Two. The Genres in Performance
9. Chapter 4 Debussy and Orchestral Performance 65
10. Chapter 5 Debussy and Early Debussystes at the Piano 91
11. Chapter 6 Debussy, the Dance, and the Faune 119
12. Chapter 7 Thoughts on the History of (Re)interpreting Debussy's Songs 135
13. Part Three Interpreters on Debussy
14. Chapter 8 How Not to Perform Pelléas et Melisande 155
15. Chapter 9 Debussy, Pelleas, and Orchestral Conducting: An Interview with Pierre Boulez 176
16. Part Four Debussy Performance and Score Analysis
17. Chapter 10 Structure and Performance: Metric and Phrase Ambiguities in the Three Chamber Sonatas 191
18. Chapter 11 Timbre, Voiceleading, and the Musical Arabesque in Debussy's Piano Music 225
19. Notes 257
20. Bibliography 285
21. Contributors 291
22. Index 293