Clair de Lune
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"Clair de Lune" is French for "moonlight
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Moonlight
Moonlight is the light that reaches Earth from the Moon. This light does not originate from the Moon, but from sunlight. The Moon does not, however, reflect sunlight like a mirror, but it reflects light from those portions of its surface which the Sun's light strikes. See diffuse reflection.In...
". It may refer to:
Music:
- Clair de lune (Debussy)", third movement of Suite bergamasque by Claude Debussy, a piano depiction of a Paul Verlaine poem
- Clair de lune (Fauré)Clair de lune (Fauré)"Clair de lune", Op. 46 No 2, is a song by Gabriel Fauré, composed in 1887 to words by Paul Verlaine. The pianist Graham Johnson writes that it closes Fauré's second period and opens the doors into his third. Johnson notes that it is "for many people the quintessential French mélodie".The lyric is...
, from Op. 46 "Two Songs" (1887) by Gabriel Fauré - Clair De Lune (band)Clair De Lune (band)Clair De Lune is a five-piece rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, currently on the Deep Elm label. The group is on hiatus now.-Band members:*Justin Burckhard *Adam Roddy *Tom Caughlan *Jon Herr...
, rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota - "Clair de Lune", song on Madonna (...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead album)
- "Clair de Lune / Ballerina", a song on the 1976 Styx album Crystal BallCrystal Ball (Styx album)Crystal Ball is the sixth album by Styx, released in 1976.This album marked the recording debut of new guitarist Tommy Shaw. The track "Mademoiselle" was Tommy Shaw's vocal debut and the album's Top 40 hit....
- Claire de Lune, singer, Juno Awards of 1992Juno Awards of 1992The Juno Awards of 1992, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 29 March 1992 in Toronto at a ceremony in the O'Keefe Centre. Rick Moranis was the host for the ceremonies, which were broadcast on CBC Television from 9 pm Eastern.Nominations were...
nominee for best Children's Album
Other:
- "Clair de lune", a poem written by French author and poet Victor HugoVictor HugoVictor-Marie Hugo was a Frenchpoet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France....
- Clair de Lune, 1884 short story collection by Guy de MaupassantGuy de MaupassantHenri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was a popular 19th-century French writer, considered one of the fathers of the modern short story and one of the form's finest exponents....
- Clair de lune, 1921 play by Blanche OelrichsBlanche OelrichsBlanche Oelrichs was an American poet, playwright, and theatre actress known by the pseudonym, "Michael Strange."-Biography:...
, filmed in 1932 - "Clair de lune", the poem by Paul VerlainePaul VerlainePaul-Marie Verlaine was a French poet associated with the Symbolist movement. He is considered one of the greatest representatives of the fin de siècle in international and French poetry.-Early life:...
, published 1869