Debussy wanted to distance himself from what he considered the emotional excess of the Romantics and instead wanted to write music that, through sound, created an ambience similar to that of the Impressionist painters and Symbolist poets of his day.
All books initially copyrighted in the US from 1964 through 1977 have had their copyrights automatically renewed (by law) and the copyrights are still in force. The initial copyright term was 28 years; the renewal was for 67 more years.
When Copyright Protection Becomes Public Domain. 1  Published before 1923 - now in public domain. 2  Published from 1923 to 1963 - When published with a copyright notice Â© or Copyright [dates] by [author/owner] - copyright protection lasts 28 years and could be renewed for an additional 67 years for a total of 95 years.