Claude Debussy’s timeless and extremely popular piano piece, Clair de Lune, is well-known around the world. Its origins include influences from poetry, the music of Bach’s time (the Baroque period), and the artistic school of Impressionism.
The piece’s name means “moonlight.” It is the third movement of a four-part work called Suite Bergamasque.
Debussy’s music was a major departure from the Romantic music of the 19th century. He, along with composer Maurice Ravel, is regarded as a primary founder of what came to be known as French Impressionism.