Zax avauesrs oF NOCTURNES FOR ORCHESTRA BY CLAUDE DEBUSSY. by SHANNON K, HALL B.M.E., Kansas State University, 1981 A MASTER'S REPORT submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree MASTER OF MUSIC Department of Music KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Manhattan, Kansas 1983 Approved b} Major Professo1LD ee eee 26h jAuazoz s7aeus ike TABLE OF CONTENTS ' INTRODUCTION sess eseeeeee CHAPTER I. A BACKGROUND OF THE NOCTURNES FOR ORCHESTRA .. II, STYLE CHARACTERISTICS AS APPLIED TO THE NOCTURNES —ssseeeeeeeseeeeeeceeceeeceeeeee III, NUAGES .e4e iv. PETES ... Vv. SIRENES VI, INFLUENCE OF DEBUSSY ON LATER COMPOSERS ... SUMMARY BIBLIOGRAPHY i 4 26 49 50 53 55ILLEGIBLE DOCUMENT THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENT(S) IS OF POOR LEGIBILITY IN THE ORIGINAL THIS IS THE BEST COPY AVAILABLE