Clair de lune
from Suite Bergamasque
by Claude Debussy
Small Ensemble - Sheet Music

Piano - SMP Level 9 (Advanced)

SKU: AP.2160

From Suite Bergamasque. Composed by Claude Debussy. Edited by Willard A. Palmer. Masterworks; Piano Solo; Solo; Solo Small Ensembles. Alfred Masterwork Edition. Impressionistic; Masterwork. Book. 8 pages. Alfred Music #00-2160. Published by Alfred Music (AP.2160).

ISBN 9780739012925. UPC: 038081010052. English.

The original, unsimplified 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 in D-flat major. 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 intermediate pianist. Edited by Willard A. Palmer.

About SMP Level 9 (Advanced)

All types of major, minor, diminished, and augmented chords spanning more than an octave. Extensive scale passages.