Debussy: Clair de Lune (moonlight)
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Clair de Lune, or Moonlight, is perhaps the most famous of all Debussy’s piano works. Its name was taken from a poem by the composer’s friend, Paul Verlaine. The poem talks about the “sad and beautiful” moonlight shining on mysterious, dancing people, birds dreaming in the trees and fountains “sobbing” among marble statues. The magical atmosphere created by the falling thirds in the opening bars of this piece could be just what you need late at night, winding down all alone at the piano after a stressful day, or treating your friends to a soothing musical experience.
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 Clair De Lune - Debussy
July 24, 2010, 06:57:18 PM by _mewzik_
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I'm 14 and I do music in school. I don't do piano lessons though. I sat a Grade 1 exam when I was around 9 but that's about it. I've taught myself how to play Grade 5 and 6 pieces out of my sisters piano books though. I would love to play Clair De Lune for my junior cert so I got the sheet music and I started learning it yesterday. I can play up untill all the arpeggios, I think it's around measure 29. My hands are pretty small and I'm struggling to reach those arpeggios while still carrying the melody in the right hand. Does anybody have any tips or any advice on how I could reach them? I noticed alot of the rest of song has loads of arpeggios in it too so I'm not sure whether or not I should continue trying to learn this song or just give up. I would love to be able to play it though so I'd prefer to keep going. Anyone have any helpful tips or advice?
Also, does anybody know or could estimate around what grade or standard Clair De Lune would be considered?
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Clair de Lune
December 28, 2009, 04:56:55 PM by quaver
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In this piece of music there are irregular groupings. I know that your play a group of 2 in the time of three. In this case 2 eighth notes in the time of 3 eighth notes. Now what about measure 19. I suppose this is a group of 6 eighth notes in the time of 9. How would you play/count this accurately in order to stretch it out to be in the same time frame as a regular 9/8 measure. I notice there are several of these irregular 6 note measures. Should I use a metronome and listen to getting to the first beat of the next measure on time. Any help would be appreciated.
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Trouble with Claire de Lune
August 01, 2009, 01:42:24 AM by orangekyo
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Hi I am an amateur piano student and am having trouble with the following copy of claire de lune:
http://www.musanim.com/pdf/debussyclairdelune.pdf
At measure 10, is it just me or do I not have enough fingers in my left hand? How do i maintain the dotted half notes while playing the four finger chord? Do I have to use the pedal? Also, the dotted half note does not make up 9 beats for the measure as required by 9/8 time. I am confused.
Your help is appreciated. Thank you.
- OrangeKyo
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Clair de Lune
May 27, 2009, 09:22:07 PM by keyboard kitty
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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? 
Thank you!
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Fingering for arpeggios in Clair de Lune
October 27, 2008, 12:45:49 AM by xxmynameisjohnxx
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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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 Debussy - Clair de Lune
October 19, 2006, 10:49:48 AM by a1
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 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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Clair De Lune
November 03, 2005, 01:16:32 AM by justliam
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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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