ALFRED PUBLISHING CO. - 88284
Debussy Clair de lune
Composer: Claude Debussy
Publisher: Alfred
Instrument: Beginning Piano
Debussy Clair de lune
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New York NY 10023
United States
arr. Allan Small
Piano Sheet
Level: Late Elementary
Simplified Masterwork Solo version of one of Debussy's most popular piano works. This ethereal, flowing section of Suite Bergamasque is diatonic and displays a conventional harmonic vocabulary, transposed to the Key of C. The title, Clair de lune, suggests a relationship to Paul Verlaine's eponymous poem, describing a vision of long-dead dancers in the moonlight. The music transmits the otherworldly, transparent, and impalpable qualities of the experience while maintaining clarity and definition. Perfect for the burgeoning late elementary pianist.