Clair de Lune for Classical Ukulele
Clair de Lune
Debussy’s Clair de Lune is one of the most popular pieces ever written for the piano. It is the third movement of his Suite Bergamasque and inspired by Paul Verlaine’s 1869 poem of the same name. The title means “moonlight” in French, which Verlaine in his poem calls “triste et beau,” sad and beautiful.
However, the original title when Debussy first penned the suite was different. First, it was called “Promenade Sentimentale,” or sentimental stroll. Debussy must have been quite fond of Verlaine’s poem. Not only did he change the title of this piece, but he also set two different versions of the poem to piano and voice. The “bergamasque” from the title of the suite is a Renaissance dance from Bergamo in Italy.
Clair de Lune on Ukulele
Jeff Peterson’s arrangement for classical ukulele transforms this ethereal piano piece into a tender, heartfelt ballad. It still maintains all the melancholy and beauty of the original, but with a completely different sound and timbre.
Nice playing Jeff. Where are the arrangement tabs for this piece??
Very well done. Are arrangement tabs available?
Aloha Richard, the sheet music is available here: https://cgcpublishing.com/collections/ukulele/products/claire-de-lune-for-low-g-ukulele-pdf-download
Aloha Pat, you can find the music here: https://cgcpublishing.com/collections/ukulele/products/claire-de-lune-for-low-g-ukulele-pdf-download
I absolutely love to hear you play on the ukulele. Hearing you play has made me desire to learn classical music on the ukulele, I can respectively say, you are my inspiration to classical music on the ukulele. I just bought another ukulele with the low G . It’s a Epiphone Les Paul acoustic/ electric Concert ukulele. I love it. Now I have both!!! says Judy Corrette
That was absolutely amazing 😱