Debussyst

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1. Of or relating to the musical style of Claude Debussy; Debussyan.

   [...] the Debussyst abuse of precious titles.

   1949, Nicolas Slonimsky, Music Since 1900, page 139

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   [...] 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 123

   Synonyms: Debussyan

plural Debussysts

1. An admirer, a supporter or a specialist of Claude Debussy; a Debussyan.

   [...] the "Debussysts," on the other [...]

   2011, Gabriel Fauré, page 326

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   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 157

   Synonyms: Debussyan