NotePlayMusicClair de lune - block world piano video
The opening of Debussy’s Clair de lune (1905), slightly sped up, on piano with falling notes in a block world. Ends with where the title comes from and what Impressionism means.
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About the music
Clair de lune by Claude Debussy (1862–1918). Suite bergamasque, published 1905.
- "Clair de lune" means "moonlight". The title comes from a poem by Paul Verlaine.
- It's the 3rd of the 4 pieces in his Suite bergamasque.
- Debussy blurs his chords like soft light, a style later called Impressionism.
Notes and sound
Notes from the Mutopia Project edition, shortened for this video. Public-domain composition.
Salamander Grand Piano samples by Alexander Holm, CC BY 3.0, generated in your browser with pitch interpolation, damper processing and room echo. (CC BY 3.0)