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.
The first book came out on June 26, 1997 in the UK and September 1, 1998 in the U.S.A. It took place in 1981 in the first chapter, then 1991 in the second chapter. Harry Freakin' Potter Â· 3 years ago.