Debussy: Clair de lune, L. 75 (Tariq Harb, guitar)

Guitarist Tariq Harb performs the famous “Clair de lune“ by Claude Debussy (1862-1918). This is essentially an arrangement for solo guitar by guitarist James Edwards, edited and rearranged with the original piano score as reference by Tariq Harb. Clair de lune, (French: Moonlight) the third piece in Suite bergamasque, a four-movement composition for piano by the French composer, begun in 1890 and revised and published in 1905. One of Debussy’s early compositions, it is the most readily recognizable segment of his works. The title of the movement refers to a folk song that was the conventional accompaniment of scenes of the love-sick Pierrot (Piedrolino) in the French pantomime. Set in the larger composition’s reference to Bergamo, Italy -- a city traditionally considered the home of Harlequin, a standard figure of the commedia dell’arte -- the piece shows Debussy’s connections with the circus spirit prevalent in early 20th-century compositions. -----------------------------