''Clair de Lune'' is French for "

moonlight Moonlight consists of mostly sunlight (with little earthlight) reflected from the parts of the Moon's surface where the Sun's light strikes. Illumination The intensity of moonlight varies greatly depending on the lunar phase, but even the ful ...

". It may refer to:

Literature

* "Clair de Lune" (poem), a poem by Paul Verlaine published in the 1869 collection ''Fêtes galantes'' * ''Clair de Lune'', an 1884 short story collection by

Guy de Maupassant Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (, ; ; 5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a 19th-century French author, remembered as a master of the short story form, as well as a representative of the Naturalist school, who depicted human lives, destin ...

* ''Clair de lune'', a 1921 play by

Blanche Oelrichs Blanche Marie Louise Oelrichs (October 1, 1890 – November 5, 1950) was an American poet, playwright and theatre actress. Oelrichs first used the masculine pen name Michael Strange to publish her poetry in order to distance her society reputat ...

, filmed in 1932 * ''Claire de Lune,'' a 1962 novel by

Pierre La Mure Pierre La Mure (15 June 1909 – 28 December 1976) was a French author. La Mure was born in Nice, in department Alpes-Maritimes. He published the 1950 novel ''Moulin Rouge (book), Moulin Rouge'' about the life of the French artist Henri de Toulou ...

* "Claire de Lune", a short story by Steven Millhauser from the 2020 short story collection ''

The Knife Thrower and Other Stories ''The Knife Thrower and Other Stories'' by Steven Millhauser, first published in 1998 by Crown Publishers, Inc., New York City. It is a collection of short stories, some of which were published by various journals, such as The Paris Review, Har ...

Music

Classical music

* "Clair de lune" (Debussy), a piano piece by Debussy, third movement of his ''Suite bergamasque'', L. 75 (1905), inspired by the Verlaine poem * " Clair de lune" (Fauré), setting of the Paul Verlaine poem by Fauré, from his ''Two Songs'', Op. 46 (1887) * ''Clairs de lune'', a set of four piano pieces, each titled "Claire de Lune''"'', by Decaux (1907) *

Piano Sonata No. 14 (Beethoven) The Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, marked ''Quasi una fantasia'', Op. 27, No. 2, is a piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven. It was completed in 1801 and dedicated in 1802 to his pupil Countess Giulietta Guicciardi. The popular name ''Mo ...

, Op. 27, No. 2 (1801), the "Moonlight" piano sonata by Beethoven, known in French as ''Sonate au Clair de lune''

Contemporary popular music

* "Clair de Lune" (Flight Facilities song), a 2012 song by Flight Facilities * "Clair de Lune", a 2015 song by

Little Green Cars Little Green Cars were an Irish indie rock band formed in Dublin in 2008. The band announced on 21 March 2019 that they were disbanding. In the wake of the band's breakup, several past members formed Soda Blonde. History Little Green Cars were ...

* "Clair de Lune", from '' The Epic'' by Kamasi Washington

Other uses

* Claire de Lune (typeface), a typeface by Debriey

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