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Debussy: Clair de Lune (moonlight)

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Claude Debussy - Suite Bergamasque :
Clair de Lune (moonlight), no 3
Clair de Lune (moonlight)  no 3 D-flat Major by Claude Debussy piano sheet music
Key: D-flat Major Published: 1905
Level: 7 Period: Impressionism
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xx [VIDEO] Debussy - Clair de Lune
October 14, 2009, 05:06:56 PM by bella_brito

Well, this is me again, playing Debussy on the competition.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2U7DwcgWuI" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2U7DwcgWuI</a>

Comments are apreciated.

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xx Clair de Lune
May 27, 2009, 09:22:07 PM by keyboard kitty

I've been learning Clair de Lune on and off for a bit of time now and have only managed to get to about 8 bars through the arpeggio part. I have been playing piano for almost 3 years and really want to be able to learn this piece nicely. Does anyone have any tips on how to learn it? Like what fingering to use, and do I just stress the 1st beats and a bit of the 2nd and 3rd?  Undecided
Thank you!


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xx Fingering for arpeggios in Clair de Lune
October 27, 2008, 12:45:49 AM by xxmynameisjohnxx

Okay ui was wanting to know what the best fingering for the arpeggios starting at the bottom of page two.  Currently, I'm using 5-2-1-3-2-1 and so on, but I didn't know if that was the best way to do that.  I've been told that you aren't supposed to put thumbs and pinkies on black notes in arpeggios....but the you haveto jump a fifth as the first interval in the arpeggios and although I could get it to work with 4-2, it's significantly easier with 5-2. Thanks for the help in advanced!

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smiley Debussy - Clair de Lune
October 19, 2006, 10:49:48 AM by a1

 Smiley Hi,  I am a person who very very interested about Clair de Lune .
 Clair de Lune is a very meaningful music about moonlight. It is the 3rd
 part of suite bergamasque and also the climax. Suite bergamasque is
 original from a poem Clair de Lune by one of the Frence famous poet
 P. Velaine . ( See below )

 
Moonlight

 Your soul is like a landscape fantasy,
 Where masks and Bergamasks, in charming wise,
 Strum lutes and dance, just a bit sad to be
 Hidden beneath their fanciful disguise.
 Singing in minor mode of life's largesse
 And all-victorious love, they yet seem quite
 Reluctant to believe their happiness,
 And their song mingles with the pale moonlight,
 The calm, pale moonlight, whose sad beauty, beaming,
 Sets the birds softly dreaming in the trees,
 And makes the marbled fountains, gushing, streaming--
 Slender jet-fountains--sob their ecstasies.

 
 I am very happy to have a chance to play Clair de Lune .
 Unfortunately , i am not as good as all of you . I am not
 talented and have to struggle to play the beautiful masterpiece .
 Clair de Lune require a big hand because the music gap is big.
 This make my hand some time sore.

 Any suggestion and opinion about how to play Clair de Lune
 more  perfect i very appreciate. All of you can also go to
 my topic "Claude Debussy piano works" by me ( a1 )                                                         
 in sheet music request for voting. Thank you.

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xx Chopin´s Nocturne C# and Debussy´s Claire De Lune
March 17, 2006, 06:43:22 PM by nik0

I see that people here aren´t too eager to comment those blues things, so I decided to warm up some old classical pieces..


Debussy: Claire De Lune http://koti.mbnet.fi/niko87/claire_de_lune.mp3

Chopin: Nocturne in C# minor http://koti.mbnet.fi/niko87/nocturne.mp3

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xx Clair De Lune
November 03, 2005, 01:16:32 AM by justliam

Hey guys, any comments greatly appreciated, performed this for A-level, but this isn't a recorded of that particular performance. Thanks in advance.

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xx Debussy
July 18, 2005, 02:06:02 AM by saraha

This is my attempt at playing Debussy's Claire de Lune. Your comments and observations would be greatly appreciated.

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xx Fingering a la Debussy
May 25, 2005, 03:31:23 PM by celticqt

My teacher assigned me Clair de lune last night (I feel like a cliche - it is such a common piece, and I've played it before, but not with this teacher).  I have the Dover edition, and there are no fingerings for the arpeggio in m. 29. 

I am just doing what's comfortable for me right now (5-3-2-1-4-2, 1-2-1-2-3-5, 1-2-3-5-2-4), but I'd like to make sure I'm doing it right before I really cement it in my head.  Does anyone use a different fingering?

Also, re: mm.42: My hands are pretty small (I can stretch to a ninth),  and there's no way I can sustain that low F# under the arpeggio.  Should I just pedal it?

Thanks guys. Smiley

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xx Debussy Clair De Lune, (technical
April 02, 2005, 02:42:56 AM by RH200300

I have some question regardeing to Debussy Clair De Lune, (technical )
My question may be sound stupid.
1)Measure 1 to meas. 8 , there is no downbeat ? or not ?   
2)Measure. 1 to meas. 14, the time signature is 9/8,  it mixed with triplet and eighth notes. The rhythm of the melody is ambiguous, how to count the beat,  (mixed with the triplet and eighth notes. )
3)Measure. 15 to meas. 26 , the expression marked as ” tempo rubato “,  how to play freely in the manner ?  what is free form ?
4)Measure 14 , there are  2  eighth notes, are marked with a ‘2’ ,  2 duplet,  how to count the beat ?
5)Measure  19,   there is long sixth, marked with a ‘6’ ,  , how to count the beat?     


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xx Clair de Lune help
July 12, 2004, 11:47:23 PM by Stolzing

I'm working on learning this and want to make sure I'm doing this the best way.

http://www.angelfire.com/ab7/lune/clare.html
(changed pic to a link)

What is the best fingering for the left hand there?

Is it

5 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 1 4 1 2 3 2 3  ?

I'm not sure if it's that way because it's a little awkward going from 1 to 4 the first time.

And do you do it thumb under or not?


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