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By Espie Estrella, About.com Guide to Music Education since 2005

Claude DeBussy

Saturday August 30, 2008
Achille-claude Debussy was a French Romantic composer who formulated the 21-note scale and changed how instruments were used for orchestration. He entered the Paris Conservatory at age 10 where he studied composition and piano. DeBussy was also influenced by the works of Symbolist writers and the music of Richard Wagner.

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