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August 22, 2013 01:20 pm GMT
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Google Pays Tribute to Claude Debussy With a Charming Animated Doodle
Today's Google Doodle celebrates the 151st birthday of French composer Claude Debussy
Born on August 22, 1862 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, Debussy is one of the most prominent Impressionist composers, though he himself despised the term. Debussy's most famous works include "Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune," "La mer," and his only opera, "Pelléas et Mélisande." He died of rectal cancer at the age of 55.
The animated Doodle, which shows a romantic nocturnal scene, is set to one of Debussy's famous pieces, "Clair de lune". Read more...
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