Why Do People Think Clair de Lune is GREAT?
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4 жыл бұрынGrammy-nominated pianist Duane Hulbert analyzes "Clair de Lune" to show how composer Claude Debussy created this Impressionistic masterpiece. A complete performance of "Clair de Lune" begins at 6:14.
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@davidwilliams-wg9xo 2 жыл бұрын
I once told my mother oh, I don't know why I love this song so much. She laughed a little bit, then told me it was my great-grandmother's favorite song. She would listen to it on an old 78 record player, while rocking you in a rocking chair. When the song was over she would lift up the needle and set it back to the beginning, playing the song over and over while holding you in her arms and rocking the rocking chair. When I was very young I used to roll back and forth in my bed, listening to music :) it's amazing how what we have heard and seen affects us from childhood to adulthood. Thank you for this series
@Megadoculous 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome memory David, thanks for sharing with us - I love hearing of memories like this. It has become an important life-goal of mine to leave similar memories with my entire family.
@idhott 3 жыл бұрын
The “light to dark” moment always makes me think of seeing the moon reflecting on a body of water. I can just picture the Seine in my head, night sky above, standing under the Parisian streetlights. It’s so beautiful
@LearnLoveMusic 3 жыл бұрын
This is a great image. Thank you!
@stringofspades2 2 жыл бұрын
AHHHHHHH
@joshe4079 4 жыл бұрын
I took piano lessons from Dr. H almost 20 years ago (😱) and this reminds me of what a great experience it was! A master, and a master teacher. Great to see.
@LearnLoveMusic 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching this, Josh. Hope you're still playing the piano. Keep watching!
@noehuang6305 3 жыл бұрын
Learn & Love Music really？ you still remember your students ？
@stevenrogersfineart4224 2 жыл бұрын
@@noehuang6305 what good teacher doesnt?
@reasondro 2 жыл бұрын
@@stevenrogersfineart4224 true!
@robyncohen8542 2 жыл бұрын
Omg. How wonderful to be a student of his!
@andsnwhit 4 жыл бұрын
I am very grateful that the explanations are accessible to an amateur musician like myself with minimal formal training. I will now have a MUCH enhanced appreciation of this famous piece!
@LearnLoveMusic 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Kerr! We appreciate your support!
@nerdcartoon2544 2 жыл бұрын
Every time I listen to the piece, I feel it echoes in my entire body
@LearnLoveMusic 2 жыл бұрын
It strikes your soul with its simple beauty and lyricism. The joy of music!
@wlim6713 2 жыл бұрын
One of the most underrated piano channels
@stephtwiglets 2 жыл бұрын
This is wild! I'm not much of a musician but I love listening to music, and I've never had the words to explain what I was hearing with Clair de Lune until now. Thank you for enhancing my appreciation of it!
@MichaelClark-zc7ht 4 жыл бұрын
Keep making these! I’m a piano teacher / small music school owner In downtown Tacoma and I love the concept of your series here!
@LearnLoveMusic 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Michael! Keep watching!
@samwang5831 2 жыл бұрын
The beauty of this piece is that there are so many ways to play it beautifully, for eg, well-known pianists have played it from under 4 min to over 6 minutes. I can never get tired of listening to it.The changes in the melody are significant but not abrupt, there is a kind of tension in the piece that is not released until the end. I like especially the way the ending is played here, it is overall an excellent interpretation and presentation. It enhances my enjoyment when I listen to it again. Thanks!
@bmilagrosregalado2810 8 ай бұрын
Love this music..remembering my father who's of music like this when i was little🥰😇
@DMAR7INEZ 2 жыл бұрын
This video Sir, motivated me to purchase my first digital piano and start to study music, THANKS!!! 🎹
@LearnLoveMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Congratulations! I hope it brings you much joy.
@robertholtz 2 жыл бұрын
One of my all-time favorite musical masterworks. I’ve heard it tens of thousands of times and yet I swear I love it more and more on each listening. Beautifully performed and thoughtfully explained.
@taylorbennett7301 Жыл бұрын
Thank you this was very helpful for my essay on this piece
@elfgirl415 Жыл бұрын
SO BEAUTIFUL!! You are an amazing, pianist! I'm in tears listening to you play this song. Thank you for sharing your wonderful gift with us and for breaking it down. Learned so much from you, Dr. Hulbert! 🎼🎹🌹
@pamelajoy6037 2 жыл бұрын
I love this.♥️ Thank-you, Duane 🙏
@teukel1157 10 ай бұрын
Such a wonderful, and insightful explanation and analysis. Beautifully played sir.
@You4Own Жыл бұрын
HAHA the video description is hilarious. I contains every piece I associate with the way clair the lune makes me feel. I love Brahms most famous intermezzo, rach's 2nd piano concerto. And i learned träumerei too!
@MichaelClark-zc7ht 4 жыл бұрын
Also I love your voicing 😍😍😍
@angela.8673 2 жыл бұрын
i cant Believe it, i cant fucking Believe that i can play this now. looking back, i used to admire these legendary pieces, Debussy, Ludwig, chopin. i still cant play most of them but being able to play and learn Clair de Lune, is such a milestone. i remember the notes now, all is left is to play it properly with emotions. thank you for this video
@4Topwood 2 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on learning Clair de Lune!
@diatribeeverything 2 жыл бұрын
You deserve millions of views. Please don't stop making content. Would it ever be a possibility to do similar content with a bit of harmonic analysis?
@TheFelinmalin 3 жыл бұрын
Such a pleasure to watch this video :) Thank you so much for sharing this kind of content!
@LearnLoveMusic 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your kind words, Sara!
@davidmckinney6577 2 жыл бұрын
That is beautiful job buddy with that song it's my favorite song and you understand music 🎶 you are a very awesome guy I subscribed to your channel my friend 🙏 god bless you my friend 🙏
@felicidadcorcino8245 2 жыл бұрын
A great pianist and a great teacher! May God bless you with long life & good health so you can continue to be an inspiration to others.
@DrQuizzler 2 жыл бұрын
I've just stumbled across this series of yours sir. It reminds me a bit of a classical version of Rick Beato's "What Makes This Song Great?" series, without the copyright issues he sometimes runs into. Interesting insights, follwed by a most enjoyable performance of the entire movement. Very cool!! Also, you seem to know your stuff, and you play really well.
@jmelinda6232 2 жыл бұрын
I just found it too. And I'm also subscribed to Beato's channel. Algorithm?
@spockofdune8657 2 жыл бұрын
This is wonderful !
@suelycunha3120 Жыл бұрын
Nossa! Maravilhoso! Uma das melhores Interpretação dda Internete ! Parabéns Bravo! Belíssima obra!!!!
@marksletters 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for wonderful videos !!
@LearnLoveMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comments. I appreciate your questions and feedback.
@robinengland5799 2 жыл бұрын
Quite possibly my favorite piece of music, along with Rachmaninoff's 2nd concerto.
@ceciliapastrone1907 2 жыл бұрын
This piece is one of my favourites ever. I appreciated so much your accurate explanation. Even when my idea of musical theory is very rustic, I love knowing about what’s beyond any piece we just listen to. Of course, none explanation could make us change our tastes; however, it could be certainly something very useful to discover things we had not noticed while we listened to the piece before. And that does make a change: we start to know how many appreciable things make something possible. Afterwards we start finding that knowledge in other pieces. And the ball keeps rolling, each time in a richer way. Thank you so much!! I enjoyed your class, and your following play. Congrats!
@LearnLoveMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Cecilia. I hope you keep watching!
@alcyonecrucis 2 жыл бұрын
Great video for someone interesting in composing
@abrotherinchrist 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the very enjoyable explanation of one of the best pieces ever written.
@LearnLoveMusic 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Debussy had an unparalleled sense of beauty. (I'm posting his Reverie in a few days, followed in a week or so by Arabesque No. 1. ) Debussy is one of my favorite composers.
@eerindiraarora6921 2 жыл бұрын
Thankyou for that … it made me enjoy the piece even more.
@LearnLoveMusic 2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@colmduggan8230 2 жыл бұрын
Every time i here this song i get a feeling of tranquillty truly a beautiful masterpiece of music
@LearnLoveMusic 2 жыл бұрын
It's a gorgeous piece. Good for the soul!
@anndaae4352 3 жыл бұрын
I’m so happy. Keep making these videos!! 🤍🤍🤍🤍
@LearnLoveMusic 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ann. I'll keep making the videos. Please keep watching!
@237KMT 3 жыл бұрын
This was really brilliant. Thank you.
@LearnLoveMusic 3 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome! Thanks for watching.
@jamespaice9807 2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful interpretation. Moving
@LearnLoveMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Keep watching!
@madhusudan6129 2 жыл бұрын
Great of you Duane 🤗
@WoWGirl6 2 жыл бұрын
This was very easy to follow. Thank you!
@LearnLoveMusic 2 жыл бұрын
You are so welcome!
@mourafmarcos 2 жыл бұрын
It's fantastic to know how thinks the composer and to understand his technique of playing the piano. Thank you, Mr.
@LearnLoveMusic 2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome. Thanks for commenting.
@aniruddhvasishta8334 2 жыл бұрын
I know this video has been out for a while now (so I don't know if you'll see this) but I adore your interpretation of this piece. My only critique would be this: I think there are certain parts of the piece where you could slow down (ex. the descent of the scale at 8:20). I also know that this piece is supposed to have flow, but there are in my opinion places where you could let the sound reverberate for a fraction of a second before moving on. This is mostly at transitions like at 8:49 between the two sections (which is probably why I like to play it a tad slower in general). Again I am a huge fan of your content, keep up the good work - A subscriber
@LearnLoveMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comments. Every piece (including popular ones like Clair de Lune) can be interpreted many ways. Your ideas sound good to me. Keep playing (and keep watching)!
@wareeyabhavabhutanonda 2 жыл бұрын
Perfect!
@haneloh 2 жыл бұрын
best music channel! thank you so much!
@LearnLoveMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Keep watching!
@davidmckinney6577 2 жыл бұрын
You played it to perfection 🙌 Claude Debussy would be proud of you..
@dicbreath9777 3 жыл бұрын
This was so helpful in understanding the song
@LearnLoveMusic 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@delilahthelilacfrenchie 2 жыл бұрын
What a lovely video!
@LearnLoveMusic 2 жыл бұрын
What a lovely piece (don't you think?) Thanks for watching!
@annatjiejansenvanvuuren5534 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful!
@LearnLoveMusic Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@untflutist 4 жыл бұрын
Excellent presentation. Your sound is beautiful❤
@LearnLoveMusic 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Reyes. Jeaneane Dowis was such an inspiration in developing a good sound.
@untflutist 4 жыл бұрын
@@LearnLoveMusic I miss her every day. She was so proud of you Duane!
@LearnLoveMusic 4 жыл бұрын
@@untflutist Thank you, Reyes!
@TheStalec 3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video, subbed.
@LearnLoveMusic 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@phila3884 2 жыл бұрын
Haunting is a word that is used and overused, but it is what I feel every time I hear this piece- haunting, but in a good way.
@LearnLoveMusic 2 жыл бұрын
A lot of people would agree with you. It's balm for the soul.
@markuop 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome explaination sir :)
@markuop 3 жыл бұрын
And awesome skills of course !
@LearnLoveMusic 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@martinlee5604 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. I am revisiting "Clair de Lune" and need all the advice I can get. I believe Debussy did not use the word "Impressionism" to describe his music, but it is understandable why some people do.
@kk40300 Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@LearnLoveMusic Жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@trainliker100 9 ай бұрын
My mother was a professional concert pianist (solo performances in Orchestra Hall in Chicago and such) and used Claire de Lune as an encore. So, she always made sure she was tuned up on it. Therefore, I frequently heard her rehearsing it. Where it is described here as "harmonic colors that go from light to dark", as a kid I told my mother it sounded like "liquid music." I'm not sure exactly what I meant (although I still feel that way today), but she seemed to understand. And audiences always seemed to want more so she had a second encore piece as Debussy's "Golliwog's Cakewalk". Being considerably lighter and somewhat humorous it signaled she was going to end her performance with that.
@josemotta9560 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@James_Bowie 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful playing of an exquisite piece, unfortunately marred by the audio clipping on the peaks. Got to watch those level meters.
@stevenrogersfineart4224 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful 😀
@LearnLoveMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Nathanielofbritanniae 2 жыл бұрын
I think as you Grow Up, you appreciate different types of music. Im 15 and i used to Play French Horn and got into a brass band but i couldn't keep it Up due to it being so Much money but i Want to get back into instrumental music again and i think getting a keyboard or a small piano is the best thing to Do and to teach myself :))
@LearnLoveMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Good luck to you! I hope you always keep music in your life. Playing music somehow lifts your soul!
@soylozat 3 жыл бұрын
I loooooved this 🤍🤍✨✨✨
@Trollbot007 3 жыл бұрын
One of the most delightful channels
@LearnLoveMusic 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Michael!
@slowloris4346 2 жыл бұрын
@Learn & Love Music Have you ever played anything by the American Impressionist Griffes? I really love his Op 5 and and Op 7 and would really like you to play Op 7 no.4 'Clouds' which I am currently working on. It's just as beautiful as Clair de Lune.
@TheRealOne2294 2 жыл бұрын
I'm in love with this channel! is there a way to email you? I want to share with someone these feelings I get from certain pieces I've been listening to as I discover more classical music and continue learning piano myself, you could perhaps point me towards even more great music!
@sarahjustesen1305 2 жыл бұрын
thank you thank you
@LearnLoveMusic 2 жыл бұрын
You're so welcome.
@paulgreen6921 2 жыл бұрын
Very glittery rendition. Nice! PWG
@wagnerbaldin8651 2 жыл бұрын
Love Debussy, thank you for the explanations.
@LearnLoveMusic 2 жыл бұрын
My pleasure. Debussy is wonderful!
@vladimirdwaynekilat1130 2 жыл бұрын
Honestly this song is perfect when your on the beach night time
@mrossainz 2 жыл бұрын
Can you do the prelude?
@samcharo 3 жыл бұрын
Belissima
@LearnLoveMusic 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@MixSonaProductions Жыл бұрын
its the most emotional classical music
@annacarter5040 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I think Clair de Lune is God communicating directly to our souls/spirits through music (bypassing our minds) and maybe that is why so many different people and animals love this song and it makes so many people cry. Just a thought.
@LearnLoveMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Music has a way of touching our hearts and souls. Thanks for your comment.
@Rombizio 4 жыл бұрын
This is so hard to play. It will take me years to do it properly. I dont have the left hand dexterity to play it so fast.
@LearnLoveMusic 4 жыл бұрын
The left hand accompaniment should be light and barely audible in order to create a wonderful texture. Keep practicing! Thank you!
@nevertwenty 3 жыл бұрын
Best video on KZfaq
@LearnLoveMusic 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Brandon. If you like Debussy, check out my other Debussy videos. I like L''isle Joyeuse, too.
@nevertwenty 3 жыл бұрын
@@LearnLoveMusic thanks. You’re the best
@adamthechao9519 3 жыл бұрын
Because It Was In Peggle Nights And Alot Of People Played And Liked That So They Associate This With That And It Makes Them Happy, At Least That's What I Think...
@kayesamson1198 2 жыл бұрын
I wish you’re my piano teacher
@bernardmolan2976 Жыл бұрын
The answer I think is extremely simple: It's very good.
@frankiepuckett8102 3 жыл бұрын
🌝🖤Beautiful🖤🌝
@LearnLoveMusic 3 жыл бұрын
You can find a few other Debussy pieces on my site. Keep watching!
@Maximillianmus-jc1uz 3 жыл бұрын
Answer because it is:)
@thetoughguy5831 3 жыл бұрын
How is this in my recommend? Anyways I love this piece because it's just... a masterpiece.
@Bbskelleton 3 жыл бұрын
Bro. Im so confused on why I’m here. This Song is fire asf tho. Ima be back when I’m high. Remind me to do dat guys.
@altx1 3 жыл бұрын
Yooo man I'm a bit late but u here ??
@lucapointcom 3 жыл бұрын
you make it back?
@slingzy7157 3 жыл бұрын
brotha this aint a song its a piece
@loganray4504 3 жыл бұрын
You high yet?
@Bbskelleton 3 жыл бұрын
@@loganray4504 i came back. thank you all for reminding me. its a good experience.
@mondo6595 2 жыл бұрын
by the way sound VU is above peak my dear...you should adjust the gain of the recording next time
@angeldiego6420 2 жыл бұрын
I think that Claire de Lune is the only piece that make feel better, it's like... Losing something that makes you unhappy and leaving peace, an ocean of peace. I don't know how else to describe it haha.
@LearnLoveMusic 2 жыл бұрын
It's a truly wonderful piece. So evocative.
@shin-i-chikozima 3 жыл бұрын
「Clair de Lune 」 is the masterpiece of Debussy's Aesthetics
@LearnLoveMusic 3 жыл бұрын
I'll be posting Debussy's Reverie this week which is also lovely. And I'll post his Arabesque No. 1 in the coming weeks; if you haven't heard this one, it's also a gem of simple beautiful music. Thanks for listening.
@shin-i-chikozima 3 жыл бұрын
@@LearnLoveMusic ありがとう‼️ Japanese thank-you ！ Hang in there ! Debussy's all masterpieces are my favorite works .
@rojavida 2 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately your microphone seems to be a condenser type microphone which horribly compresses the dynamics. Good content though! A dynamic microphone might improve the expressive nature of any music you play.
@mondo6595 2 жыл бұрын
thanks grandpa how to play this song can u teach us
@classicalroach 3 жыл бұрын
I mean you play very beautifully but I learned nothing :(
@nursebridgie 3 жыл бұрын
Nothing at all?
@davidwilliams-wg9xo 2 жыл бұрын
I doubt that you learned nothing
@kjurpjdpihe9096 2 жыл бұрын
Am i really the only one who hates this piece from the botom of my heart??? Every time i try to figure out what is so pleasant about it but to be honest i'm not hearing any moonlight or whatever, it just annoys me like the cheapest, moody, piped music... i actually watched this video to desperately try to understand the hipe.
@davidmckinney6577 2 жыл бұрын
That is beautiful job buddy with that song it's my favorite song and you understand music 🎶 you are a very awesome guy I subscribed to your channel my friend 🙏 god bless you my friend 🙏
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