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Clair de Lune – Debussy

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Clair De Lune
by Claude Debussy

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Uploaded on Aug 05, 2012

Solo Piano
Claude Debussy (1862-1918) composed Clair de Lune,
143 votes
the third movement from the Suite Bergamasque in
1888 (first published in 1903). It is important to note
Flute, Piano
that with the exception of the poetically titled Clair de
Lune, suite Bergamasque is created exclusively 146from
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Baroque movements. The choice of compound triple
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meter for this movement shows the contrast to the
Solo Piano
dance movements and helps allow Debussy freedom
to articulate the music differently. 247 votes
Solo Piano
In addition, Clair de Lune is compositionally, the most
892 votes
adventurous piece of the suite. The positioning within
Solo Piano
the suite is important; it is the suite’s third movement,
and is the lyrical climax of the suite. The use of117 votes
structure and proportion within the movement is
significant;
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Solo Piano
Most important of all, they show ways in which the
forms are used to project the music’s dramatic and
121 votes
expressive
Solo Piano qualities with maximum precision.

The opening theme of Clair De Lune is derived69from

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music heard in the preceding movements of the suite.
Solo Piano
This is worth mentioning, as while Debussy has
composed a movement that may itself warrant
95 votes
detailed analysis, it is important to remember that care
has been taken with both compositional material and
Piano, Violin
structure on a macroscopic level.
91 votes
While the overall structure of the movement is
Solo Cello
ambiguous, the form best fitting the movement is
ternary form, extended by a coda created from 53 votes
material originating in section B. On a superficial level,
Solo Kalimba
the overall structure of ternary form; A B A, fits the
structure of the movement well. In ternary form, the
49 votes
first and third sections (A) are normally identical,
Solo Piano
although commonly, the third section will feature more
ornamentation than the first section; while the46 middle
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section (B) contrasts sharply with it. The thematic
material in the
Solo Trumpet InAB-flat
and B sections would sharply
contrast; which they do here. An alternative to ternary
form could be rounded binary form, again with53anvotes
Solo
added Piano
coda. While the general structure ABa fits the
music, the form is less likely to be rounded binary
71 votes
because two main themes are used, therefore the
music is not monothematic, nor are the sections
harmonically open. The movement remains mostly in
Solo Piano
the tonic, the only modulation occurring in bars 37-42,
which means the sections are harmonically closed. 113 votes

Pages
Solo 6
Clarinet In B-flat

Duration 04:36 73 votes

Measures 72
Solo Piano
Key D♭ major, B♭ minor

Genre Classical

Ensemble Solo Piano

Parts 1

Part names Piano

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Categories Piano for Advanced

Classical for Piano

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