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People come to music to seek oblivion: is that not also a form of deception?

Claude Debussy

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Claude Debussy
Age: 55 †
Born: 1862
Born: August 22
Died: 1918
Died: March 25
Composer
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Musician
Pianist
St. Germain-en-Laye
Claud Debussy
Debussy
Claude Achille Debussy
Achille Claude Debussy
C. Debussy
Claude-Achille Debussy
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