Monday, 2 March 2015

Musician of the Month - Claude Debussy

Our new musician of the month for March is:

Claude Debussy
1862 - 1918

  • He was a French composer and pianist.
  • His music is very imaginative and often describes pictures or stories like 'The Sunken Cathedral' or 'Gardens in the Rain'.
  • He was a very important composer, different to most people writing music at his time. Lots of other composers were influenced by his style.
  • One of his music famous pieces is 'Clair de Lune' (which means 'Moonlight'). This has been used in  lots of films and is consistently ranked in the top 100 classical pieces of all time.

Click 'read more' to listen to some of his music.




'Clair de Lune' (Moonlight)


Golliwog's Cakewalk

La Mer (The Sea)

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4 comments:

  1. Anonymous4 March 2015 at 20:10

    The first song is my faveourite


    By:-DTrinity Yu!!:-D

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  2. Anonymous4 March 2015 at 20:11

    The first song is my faveourite


    By:-DTrinity Yu!!:-D

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  3. Anonymous5 March 2015 at 16:25

    I think I like the first song best because it is calm and relaxing.

    Ashley Zhang 4H

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  4. Anonymous9 March 2015 at 19:29

    I love Clair de Lune because it was so calming and beautiful.
    It made me want to fall asleep!!!��☺️
    Maddie Samuel 4C

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