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[1] [2] In its orchestral form the song was included in Fauré's incidental music Masques et bergamasques in 1919. [1] The original published version (Hamelle, Paris, 1888) is in B-flat minor. The song is dedicated to Fauré's friend the painter Emmanuel Jadin, who was a talented amateur pianist.
"Clair de Lune" is a song released by the Australian DJ duo Flight Facilities, written by singer-songwriter Christine Hoberg and producers Hugo Gruzman and James Lyell. It features a melodic interpretation of a section of " Clair de Lune " by French composer Claude Debussy .
"Clair de lune" (Fauré), setting of the Paul Verlaine poem by Fauré, from his Two Songs, Op. 46 (1887) Clairs de lune, a set of four piano pieces, each titled "Claire de Lune", by Abel Decaux (1907) Piano Sonata No. 14 (Beethoven), Op. 27, No. 2 (1801), the "Moonlight" piano sonata by Beethoven, known in French as Sonate au Clair de lune
Claude Debussy's classical piece "Clair de Lune" served as the intro to the album's closing ballad, "Ballerina". The version of "Clair de Lune" on Crystal Ball features only DeYoung on piano, with the key changed from D flat to C, as the next track ("Ballerina") begins in C minor.
Fauré proposed a story based on the poem "Clair de lune" from the collection Fêtes galantes by Paul Verlaine (1869). Fauré had set the poem to music in 1887. [5] The title of the new work was taken from the opening lines of the poem. [n 1] The librettist of Pénélope, René Fauchois, provided a scenario accordingly.
The settings in his Fêtes galantes cycle contained some material from the earlier versions, mostly in "Fantoches", although in that song the composer replaced the original flamboyant and virtuosic ending with a gradual diminuendo, which became a frequent feature of his style. [5] "En sourdine" and "Clair de lune" are almost completely rewritten.
Szulc's song, "Clair de Lune", from his 10 Melodies, Op. 83, has been recorded by French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky on his album Green – Melodies Francaises. This was also the song recorded by Caruso and other artists in the 1910s and 20s.
By the 1920s a range of Fauré's more popular songs were on record, including "Après un rêve" sung by Olga Haley, [147] and "Automne" and "Clair de lune" sung by Ninon Vallin. [148] In the 1930s better-known performers recorded Fauré pieces, including Georges Thill ("En prière"), [ 149 ] and Jacques Thibaud and Alfred Cortot (Violin Sonata ...