{"product_id":"22026-debussy-claude-monteux-pierre-autograph-note-explaining-the-pronunciation-of-debussy","title":"[Debussy, Claude. (1862–1918)] Monteux, Pierre. (1875–1964) Autograph note explaining the pronunciation of \"Debussy\"","description":"An amusing short note on a card from the great French-American conductor known for his tenures with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Orchestre Symphonique de Paris and the San Francisco Symphony. He himself probably did not consider the note amusing at all, as it is written with complete earnestness. In full: \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\"Debussȳ with accent on the \u003cu style=\"\"\u003elast\u003c\/u\u003e syllab[l]e \/ ¯Poincarē with accent on first and last; the final é is to be pronounced like 'ay' in the word: Day. [verso:] the name Debussy is difficult to write [?] correct pronunciation for English speaking people. the \u003cu\u003efirst\u003c\/u\u003e \u003cu\u003eDe\u003c\/u\u003e should be pronounced like your Th\u003cu\u003ee\u003c\/u\u003e, but with D instead of Th. \u003cu\u003ebu\u003c\/u\u003e, is impossible to write phonically because of the French \u003cu\u003eu\u003c\/u\u003e that you dont have. =\u003cu\u003essy\u003c\/u\u003e must be pronounced like 'sea' Sincerely P. Monteux.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eOblong format, 3.25 x 5 inches (8 x 12.8 cm).  In torn envelope addressed to Mrs. Francis Forristal Snow of Walden, Mass., postmarked Boston, Mass., Back Bay Station. Postmark dated [A]pr 8, 1924, 7:30 PM; card undated.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eMonteux conducted the premieres of various ballets for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes that became classics, most notably the \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eThe Rite of Spring \u003c\/i\u003ebut also \u003ci style=\"\"\u003ePetrushka\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eThe Nightingale\u003c\/i\u003e, Ravel's \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eDaphnis and Chloë\u003c\/i\u003e, Fokine's \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eAfternoon of a Faun\u003c\/i\u003e after Debussy's orchestral piece of the same name and Debussy's only score written for the ballet, \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eJeux. \u003c\/i\u003eThroughout his long life he remained much in demand as a conductor of French music, Debussy in particular.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093800210591,"sku":"22026","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Debussy_2C_Claude_26_Monteux_2C_PierreAutograph_note_explaining_the_pronunciation_of_Debussy_22026.jpg?v=1722190447","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/22026-debussy-claude-monteux-pierre-autograph-note-explaining-the-pronunciation-of-debussy","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}