Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Level Beginner
 ‘Clair de lune’ takes its title from an atmospheric poem by the French poet Paul Verlaine which depicts the soul as somewhere full of music ‘in a minor key’ where birds are inspired to sing by the ‘sad and beautiful’ light of the moon. Clair de Lune or ‘Moonlight’ is part of the four-movement work Suite Bergamasque. |
Notes
Romantic Era. Moonlight. Suite Bergamasque. Key of D/D minor. Time Signature 9/8. 6 pages.72 measures. Arranged by Bridget Mermikides.
Other Arrangements
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