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

Guitarist Tariq Harb performs the famous Clair de lune by Claude Debussy (18621918). 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 fourmovement composition for piano by the French composer, begun in 1890 and revised and published in 1905. One of Debussys 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 lovesick Pierrot (Piedrolino) in the French pantomime. Set in the larger compositions reference to Bergamo, Italy a city traditionally considered the home of Harlequin, a standard figure of the commedia dellarte the piece shows Debussys connections with the circus spirit prevalent in early 20thcentury compositions.