Born: 22 August 1862 · Died: 25 March 1918 · Age at death: 55
How old was Claude Debussy when he died?
Claude Debussy died aged 55. He was born on 22 August 1862 and died on 25 March 1918.
French composer of Clair de lune, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and La Mer, a pioneer of musical Impressionism
Did you know?He entered the Paris Conservatoire at age ten, having shown exceptional musical promise from a very young age.
Quick facts
Date of birth22 August 1862
Date of death25 March 1918
Age at death55
Cause of deathColorectal cancer
NationalityFrench
BirthplaceSaint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Occupationcomposer, pianist, music critic
Editor's Take:
Claude Debussy painted with sound. He entered the Paris Conservatoire at 10. He broke the old rules of harmony, using new scales and floating chords. His Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun opened the door to modern music. Clair de lune and La mer are full of light and water. His opera Pelléas et Mélisande is dreamlike and strange. He died during the shelling of Paris in 1918.
Key Milestones
1884: Prix de Rome – wins
1890: Clair de lune – composed
1894: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun – premiere
1902: Pelléas et Mélisande – opera
Achille Claude Debussy (French:; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer, born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term.
Claude Debussy's birthday is August 22. He was born on August 22, 1862 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France.
How old was Claude Debussy when he died?
Claude Debussy died on March 25, 1918, aged 55.
Who shares a birthday with Claude Debussy?
Famous people who share Claude Debussy's August 22 birthday include Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Deng Xiaoping, Ray Bradbury, Dua Lipa and Leni Riefenstahl.
