- UClaude Debussy waqala ukwaziswa kumculi u-Emma Bardac ekuqaleni kwe-1904, ngunyana wakhe uRaoul, owayengomnye wabafundi bakhe. Nangona bobabini babetshatile, isibini saqala ukuthandana kwaye emva kweholide eyimfihlo kunye noBardac kwisiqithi saseJersey, uDebussy wabhalela umfazi wakhe uRosalie ebhengeza ukuphela komtshato wabo. Umnqweno wabo wawunoburhalarhume kangangokuba u-Emma waphoqeleka ukuba aqhawule umtshato nomyeni wakhe kwaye ihlazo likhokelela abathandi ukuba babalekele e-Eastbourne kunxweme olusezantsi lwaseNgilani.
- U-Debussy waqala ukusebenza kule ndawo yasemanzini ye-symphonic suite ngexesha lehlobo lika-1903 eBurgundy evaliweyo kwaye wayigqiba ngelixa ehlala no-Emma ngoJulayi no-Agasti ka-1905 kwi-Grand Hotel e-Eastbourne. “Ndiyaluthanda ulwandle kwaye ndilumamele ngomdla,” wabhala uDebussy.
- Umsebenzi luthotho lwemizobo emithathu yeesymphonic yeokhestra enkulu. UDebussy unike amagama anemifanekiso kwintshukumo nganye, wathi mayingathathwa ngokoqobo. Zazikho 'ukususela ngesifingo kude kube semini enkulu elwandle,' 'Umdlalo Wamaza' 'Nencoko yomoya nolwandle.'
- I-premiere yanikezelwa yiLamoureux Orchestra phantsi kolawulo lomqhubi uCamille Chevillard ngo-Oktobha 15, 1905 eParis. Esi siqwenga asizange samkelwe kakuhle - ngokuyinxenye ngenxa yokungaqeqesheki ngokwaneleyo kwaye ngokuyinxenye ngenxa yomsindo waseParis ngenxa yokuba uDebussy washiya umfazi wakhe wokuqala kuEmma Bardac. Enye inqwelo ekrelekrele yayiyigatya 'njengamanzi adlakaza esosini.'
- 'I-La Mer' iyayinqanda i-clichés yomculo yeminye imisebenzi yaselwandle ngokuthanda uDebussy, isigama somntu ngamnye. Ukungabikho kwezixhobo ezicacileyo ezinxulumene nolwandle, umoya nesaqhwithi kwabangela omnye umhlalutyi wathi: ‘Andiluboni ulwandle, andiluva ulwandle, andiluva ulwandle.
- 'La Mer' kungekudala yaba yenye yezona ncwadi zithandwa kakhulu zikaDebussy nedlalwa rhoqo, kwaye ithathwa ngabaninzi namhlanje njengowona msebenzi ubalaseleyo weImpressionism. Ukurekhoda kokuqala kwenziwa nguPiero Coppola waseItali ngo-1928.
- Kwenzeka ntoni kuDebussy nenkosikazi yakhe? Umqambi kunye no-Emma bakwazi ukubuyela eParis ekugqibeleni, apho batshata khona kwaye bakhulisa intombi yabo uClaude-Emma, apho iDebussy's Children's Corner Suite inikezelwe kuye.
