Meanings
comparative more Debussyst · superlative most Debussyst
- Of or relating to the musical style of Claude Debussy; Debussyan.
[...] the Debussyst abuse of precious titles.
1949, Nicolas Slonimsky, Music Since 1900, page 1392 more examples
[...] the Debussyst revolution is then only a natural episode of the onward march of our musical art.
1946, The Encyclopedia Americana, page 686[...] a Debussyst prelude to Maeterlinck's play Aglavaine et Sélysette.
1986, James Harding, The Ox on the Roof, page 123Synonyms: Debussyan
plural Debussysts
- An admirer, a supporter or a specialist of Claude Debussy; a Debussyan.
[...] the "Debussysts," on the other [...]
2011, Gabriel Fauré, page 3262 more examples
I have never attacked Debussy. My worry is the Debussysts.
1959, Henri Hell, Francis Poulenc, page 17[...] the Debussysts continued to revile, even after it won some degree of legitimization at the Conservatoire.
1999, French Cultural Politics & Music, page 157Synonyms: Debussyan
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or relating to the musical style of Claude Debussy; Debussyan.
nounAn admirer, a supporter or a specialist of Claude Debussy; a Debussyan.
Origin
Translations
French debussyste, debussyste
- debussysteDebussyan — see also Debussyan
- debussysteDebussyan — see also Debussyan
German Debussyst, Debussystin
- DebussystDebussyan — see also Debussyan
- DebussystinDebussyan — see also Debussyan
Russian дебюссист
- дебюссист (debjussist)Debussyan — see also Debussyan
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