Talk:La Damoiselle élue

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Did you know... that when Debussy wrote his cantata La Damoiselle élue, setting a poem by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, he had probably not seen the poet's painting of the subject (pictured)?

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Clarification needed[edit]

This article says that Debussy distanced himself from Wagner's musical influence in composing his opera Pelléas et Mélisande. How is that relevant to this article? Do you mean that he also distanced himself from Wager in composing this piece? Also the timeline here is confusing. The Rea article says that the piece was completed in 1889, but you start off by discussing a later piece, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune. Shouldn't mention of that piece be moved lower? -- Ssilvers (talk) 17:46, 14 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]