Claire De Lune

In responce to a request a couple of days ago, here is Clair de Lune

by Claude Debussy. It probably ranks as one of the most recognizable

classical pieces of all time (anyone who had the recorder forced on

them in grade school should know it) and is a very easy peace to play.

This piece is in the key of C and is in 3/4 time; '|'s mark the

quarter note beats. A small 'c' in front of a note means that it

is "continued" or tied with the previous note. Do not pick it; let it

ring from the previous time it was played. Crescendo (cresc.) means

a gradual incrcease in power. Diminuendo (dim.) meanse a gradual

decrease in power. Sforzando means to play that note or chord very

strongly. Agiatato means agitated or hurried. A tempo means to

return to the original tempo. Molto rallentando (molto rall.) means

to greatly reduce speed gradually. Ritardando (rit.) means to slow down.

Fermatta means to hold the note as long as you want.

Let me know if you find any mistakes.

Clair de Lune Claude Debussy

Andante espressivo

1 | | | | | | | | | | | |

E|-----3-------|c3-----------|-0-----------|c0-----------|

B|-----5-------|c5-----------|-1-----------|c1---3---5---|

G|-0-----------|-------------|-------------|-1---4---5---|

D|-2-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

p sf

5 | | | | | | | | | | | |

E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------0-----|

B|-3-----------|c3-----------|-----1---3---|-1-----1-----|

G|-4-----------|c4-----------|-0---2---4---|-2-----------|

D|-------------|-------------|-2-----------|-------------|

A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

sf

9 | | | | | | | | | | | |

E|c0-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

B|c1-----1-----|-----0---1---|-0-----------|c0-----------|

G|-------2-----|-----0---2---|-0-----------|c0-----------|

D|-------------|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|

A|-------------|-5-----------|-------------|-------------|

E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

13 | | | | | | | | | | | |

E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

B|---------0---|-----3-------|-------------|-------------|

G|-----2-------|-2-------2---|-0---2---0---|c0-------0---|

D|-3-----------|c3-----------|-3-----------|-----3-------|

A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|

E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-5-----------|

17 | | | | | | | | | | | |

E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----5-------|

B|-------------|-------------|-----5---6---|-5-------5---|

G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

D|-3-----------|-2-----------|-------------|-------------|

A|-5-----------|-------------|-3-----------|c3-----------|

E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

sf agiatato

21 | | | | | | | | | | | |

E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

B|-3---5---3---|c3---1---3---|-1-----------|-0-----------|

G|-------------|-0-----------|c0-----------|-0-----0-----|

D|-------------|-2-----------|c2-----------|-------------|

A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

molto rall.

25 | | | | | | | | | | | |

E|-------------|-3-----------|-0-----------|---------0---|

B|-------------|-1-----------|-1-----------|-----3-------|

G|-----0---0---|-------------|-------------|-----2-------|

D|-----2---2---|-------------|-------------|-----3-------|

A|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-1-----------|

a tempo

29 | | | | | | | | | | | |

E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|

B|-3-----------|c3-----------|-----1---3---|-1-----------|

G|-2-----------|c2-----------|-----0-------|-------------|

D|-3-----------|c3-----------|-----2-------|-------------|

A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

E|c1-----------|c1-----------|-0-----------|c0-----------|

33 | | | | | | | | | | | |

E|-0-----------|c0-------0---|-------------|-------------|

B|-1-----------|c1---3-------|-3-----------|-1-----------|

G|-------------|-----2-------|c2-----------|-------------|

D|-------------|-----3-------|c3-----------|-------------|

A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

E|c0-----------|-1-----------|c1-----------|-------------|

37 | | | | | | | | | | | |

E|-------------|-5-----3-----|c3-----0-----|-0-------0---|

B|c1---1---3---|-5-----------|c5-----------|-----3-------|

G|-----0-------|-------------|-------------|-----2-------|

D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----3-------|

A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-0-----------|

E|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

cresc....... dim.......................

fermatta

41 | | | | | | | | | | | |

E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8-----------|

B|-3-----1-----|-1-----------|-1-----------|-8-----------|

G|-2-----------|-2-----2-----|-0-----------|-9-----------|

D|-------------|-------------|-2-----------|-------------|

A|c0-----------|c0-----------|-------------|-------------|

E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

rit.

Good hunting.

--KS Aloha, OR USA

kevins@ornews.intel.com

From: letostak@netcom.com (Judy Letostak)

Claire de Lune

Claude Debussy

letostak@netcom.com

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ending 1

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ending 2

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