When Debussy Died, Stravinsky wrote THIS!?

The animated video of Stravinsky's fragment can be seen here:    • Stravinsky's AMAZING memorial for Debussy ...  

0:00 Introduction with Loki. Stravinsky but NOT the Rite.
0:59 Comparison with Beethoven. Symphonies of Wind Instrument.
2:00 Stravinsky and Debussy. Premiere of the Firebird. Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes
3:50 Meeting Debussy. Friendly rivalry. The Rite vs Jeux.
6:09 World War 1, Debussy's final years and Stravinsky's recollections.
7:09 Debussy's late sonatas. Stravinsky's 3 pieces for string quartet.
8:21 Stravinsky's discovery of chorales.
9:48 Grey Paris. En Blanc et Noir & Symphonies of Wind Instruments.
11:10 Looking at the original Fragment for Piano. Comparison with Satie.
12:00 Fabulous chords. Stravinsky's 'sound icons'. Physicality.
14:09 Rhythm. Varying the pulse. Intensity and unpredictability.
15:40 The form. Interleaving material. The 'white-note' coda and the C major ending.
17:02 Double appoggiaturas. Stravinsky's music is deeply expressive. Conclusion
19:15 Fragment of a fragment. Matthew & Loki explain...

In this video Matthew King introduces Stravinsky's Fragment in honour of his friend Debussy, which subsequently became part of his 1921 masterpiece Symphonies of Wind Instruments. The original piece was published in 1920, alongside other memorial pieces in a French magazine, with the title 'Fragment des Symphonies pour instruments à Vent à la mémoire de Achille-Claude Debussy'

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Presenter/pianist: Matthew King
Edited by Ian Coulter ( https://www.iancoultermusic.com )