Clair de lune

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classical music composition piano piece solo piano composition

Clair de lune is a lyrical and atmospheric piano piece by Claude Debussy, renowned as one of the most iconic works of Impressionist music.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Clair de lune canonical	6
Clair de lune (from Suite bergamasque)	2
Clair de Lune	1
Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque)	1
Clair de lune (musical piece by Claude Debussy)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2385256 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Clair de lune
Context triple: [Claude Debussy, notableWork, Clair de lune]

A. Serenata
Serenata is a musical composition by Portuguese composer Alfredo Keil, best known for its lyrical, romantic character within his body of work.
B. Nocturne
"Nocturne" is a widely cherished Finnish poem by Eino Leino, known for its lyrical evocation of nature, melancholy, and introspection.
C. Voulez-Vous
"Voulez-Vous" is a disco-driven ABBA song known for its energetic rhythm and prominent use in the musical and film adaptation of Mamma Mia!.
D. Full Moon
Full Moon is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse set at Blandings Castle, featuring romantic entanglements, impostors, and the eccentric Earl of Emsworth.
E. Full Moon
Full Moon is a popular R&B song by American singer Brandy, released in 2002 as the title track of her third studio album.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Clair de lune
Target entity description: Clair de lune is a lyrical and atmospheric piano piece by Claude Debussy, renowned as one of the most iconic works of Impressionist music.

A. Serenata
Serenata is a musical composition by Portuguese composer Alfredo Keil, best known for its lyrical, romantic character within his body of work.
B. Nocturne
"Nocturne" is a widely cherished Finnish poem by Eino Leino, known for its lyrical evocation of nature, melancholy, and introspection.
C. Voulez-Vous
"Voulez-Vous" is a disco-driven ABBA song known for its energetic rhythm and prominent use in the musical and film adaptation of Mamma Mia!.
D. Full Moon
Full Moon is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse set at Blandings Castle, featuring romantic entanglements, impostors, and the eccentric Earl of Emsworth.
E. Full Moon
Full Moon is a popular R&B song by American singer Brandy, released in 2002 as the title track of her third studio album.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	classical music composition ⓘ piano piece ⓘ solo piano composition ⓘ
approximateDuration	about 5 minutes ⓘ
associatedWith	nocturnal imagery ⓘ romantic atmosphere ⓘ
basedOn	Paul Verlaine's poem "Clair de lune" ⓘ
catalogueNumber	L. 75 (within Suite bergamasque) ⓘ linked to: Suite bergamasque
composer	Claude Debussy ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ
dateComposed	circa 1890 ⓘ
dateRevised	1905 ⓘ
firstPublicationDate	1905 ⓘ
followedBy	Passepied (from Suite bergamasque) ⓘ linked to: Passepied
frequentlyAppearsIn	advertising ⓘ film soundtracks ⓘ television ⓘ
genre	Impressionist music ⓘ
hasForm	ternary-like form ⓘ
hasSection	A section in D-flat major ⓘ contrasting middle section ⓘ
influencedBy	French Symbolist poetry ⓘ Impressionist aesthetics ⓘ
instrumentation	solo piano ⓘ
isIconicWorkOf	Impressionist piano repertoire ⓘ
key	D-flat major ⓘ
languageOfTitle	French ⓘ
movementNumber	3 ⓘ
notableFor	evocative moonlit atmosphere ⓘ status as one of Debussy's most famous works ⓘ subtle harmonic color ⓘ use of rich piano sonorities ⓘ
partOf	Suite bergamasque ⓘ
precededBy	Menuet (from Suite bergamasque) ⓘ
publisher	Durand ⓘ
recordedBy	numerous concert pianists ⓘ
style	atmospheric ⓘ lyrical ⓘ
tempoMarking	Andante très expressif ⓘ
timeSignature	9/8 ⓘ
titleTranslation	Moonlight ⓘ
tonalCenter	D-flat major ⓘ
usesTechnique	arpeggiated accompaniment ⓘ extended pedal use ⓘ parallel chords ⓘ
widelyUsedFor	piano pedagogy at intermediate to advanced level ⓘ
workNumberWithinSuite	third movement of Suite bergamasque ⓘ linked to: Suite bergamasque

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Claude Debussy → notableWork → Clair de lune ⓘ

Piano Book → includesWork → Clair de lune ⓘ

subject linked to: album “Piano Book”

Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune → titleAlludesTo → Clair de lune (musical piece by Claude Debussy) ⓘ

linked to: Clair de lune

Achille-Claude Debussy → notableWork → Clair de lune ⓘ

subject linked to: Achille-Claude

Suite bergamasque → movement → Clair de lune ⓘ

Suite bergamasque → notableMovement → Clair de lune ⓘ

Beyond Standard → hasTrack → Clair de Lune ⓘ

linked to: Clair de lune

Two Hands → hasTrack → Clair de lune ⓘ

subject linked to: album "Two Hands"

Menuet (from Suite bergamasque) → precedes → Clair de lune (from Suite bergamasque) ⓘ

linked to: Clair de lune

Menuet (from Suite bergamasque) → contrastWith → Clair de lune (from Suite bergamasque) ⓘ

linked to: Clair de lune

Passepied → associatedWork → Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque) ⓘ

linked to: Clair de lune

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