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The architects of form — composers who distilled tradition into works that outlived their era and still resonate centuries on.

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Claude Debussy

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Impressionist1862 – 1918Western Classical

French · Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France

French Impressionist composer who dissolved the boundaries of traditional tonality; Clair de Lune, La Mer, and Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune opened a new sound world that influenced all of 20th-century music.

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