Artwork by Claude Debussy moonlight. Debussy piano works

Wrote a large number beautiful works, but the symbol of his work is invariably the composition for piano "Moonlight". Sublime music seems to consist not of notes, but of the quiet light of the night luminary. How many secrets the magic of the night keeps in itself, so many are hidden in the composition.

History of creation "Moonlight" Debussy, the content of the work and many interesting facts read on our page.

History of creation

At the end of February 1887, he returned from Rome (in 1884 he received a prize that makes it possible to live and work in the capital of Italy at public expense). Immediately plunging headlong into the ebullient Parisian life, he not only met with former acquaintances, but also made new friends. Vivid impressions young man there was plenty, and therefore his work began to develop very intensively.

Debussy's life became very eventful, but1889 was especially meaningful for him. First, in the spring, Claude spent two months enjoying the sea air in northwestern France at Dinard on the Gulf of Saint-Malo. Then in the summer the composer visited the World Exhibition, where he listened to the sound of exotic orchestras from China, Vietnam and the island of Java. This music was perceived by him as a call for a significant renewal of his creative style.

In addition, within the framework international event Claude was again able to plunge into such an attractive world of Russian musical art for him. In Paris, on June 22 and 29, two concerts were held, at which, under the direction of Alexandra Glazunova and Nicholas Andreevich Rimsky-Korsakov sounded like them own compositions, as well as works Dargomyzhsky , Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky , Lyadova, Borodin , Balakirev and Cui. Despite the fact that Debussy was already well acquainted with the works of the authors, he was very delighted with the concerto.

Further, the composer's strong impressions were replenished from acquaintance with the work of the Belgian writer Maurice Motherlinck. He read his play "Princess Malene" with special rapture. And then the desire to get closer in art to modern innovative trends led Claude to the salon of the Symbolist poet Stefan Mallarmé. All this, as well as falling in love with a girl whom he called Gaby with green eyes, was strongly reflected in the creations of Debussy of this period. At that time, charming works full of fascinating dreams and poetic intoxication came out from the composer's pen. It was in 1890 that he created his famous nocturne " Moonlight", which was originally named by the author "Sentimental Walk". This charming work of the gentle romanticism of early Debussy was presented by the author as the second part of the Suite Bergamas. It should be noted that piano cycle was re-staffed several times as a composer and in final version was only published in 1905.

Interesting Facts

• One of the most original versions of the arrangement was created by Russian composer and arranger Dmitry Tyomkin. He transcribed the composition for organ. Music sounded in the film "The Giant" (1956).
• "Moonlight" was not included in "Fantasy" by Walt Disney due to time limit. Almost fifty years later, the fragment was restored and included in the extended version of the animated film.
• Music orchestrated by André Caplet was used in the 1953 ballet The Blue Angel.
• The composer, inspired by French harpsichord music of the 18th century, composed several more works for this cycle. However, "Moonlight" is very different in style. The composer thought for a long time whether to include the composition in this particular cycle, but doubts were overcome after the unconditional success of the composition at the premiere.
• On August 22, 2013, in honor of the 151st anniversary of Debussy, the European Google Doodle server decided to organize virtual journey along the embankment of the capital of France. The atmosphere created by the video fully reflected the era of the nineteenth century. As piece of music the most romantic and bright work Composer "Moonlight" The entourage of the video has been added balloons, city lights, windmills in Montmartre. At the end, two boats are sailing down the Seine, it starts to rain, and the lovers hide under one red umbrella.

• After the end of the composition, Debussy had several options for the title, among which were such as "Sentimental Walk" and "Nocturne", but in the end the choice fell on the most romantic and inspirational title "Moonlight".
• It is believed that the creation of the nocturne was inspired by the composer's poem "Moonlight" by the famous French poet Paul Verlaine. In fact, everything happened exactly the opposite. Inspired by light and harmonious music, the writer wrote 3 wonderful quatrains. In the first, Verlaine gracefully refers us to the original source: "A sad, marvelous entourage, an old bergamaska"
• At the time of composing compositions in France, there was a fashion for the Commedia dell'arte. Debussy could not help but be carried away by this small world of itinerant artists. In honor of which the “Bergamas Suite” was composed.

"Moonlight" is rightfully considered one of the masterpieces of impressionism. Initially, impressionism appeared not in the musical, but in art. It is believed that the direction is based on a technique called "Impression". The artist seems to stop the moment, capturing it on canvas. But music can express more than one moment. Instead of one picture created by our imagination, a plot, albeit a small one, is drawn. The development of the storyline is possible only with the right choice of musical construction.

Skillfully handles the form of the work. Nocturne is a complex three-part form with an episode and a coda:

1. The first part draws us a calm water surface, in which the face of the moon is serenely reflected. Quiet rays slowly dissolve in the dark, night water.
2. The episode, as expected, has a free form. It consists of several complementary constructions, which are delimited by changes in tempo and tonality.
3. The varied reprise is complemented by melodic accompaniment from the episode. The listener can watch how the night was filled with new colors.
4. The coda is built on the intonation of the episode, which makes the work even more logical.

Arched isolation does not allow the work to fall apart. A return to the original motives evokes the listener's initial memories. But the night world has already changed, development has been achieved. The moon path slowly dissolves, making way for the sun and a new day.

The work shows the best features of musical impressionism:

• Subtle associative parallels. The work is not software, even though it has speaking name. Thus, not direct analogies with the object of observation are created, but only hints at it. It is an image, a memory, not reality.
• Sound imaging. main idea impressionism is contemplation. Creating a barely perceptible image, through the use of musical instruments- this is the main task of the composer who composed in a similar direction. The sound is enriched with color. It is impossible to doubt for a minute the presence of figurativeness of sounds in the nocturne.
• Unusual harmonization. The ability to correctly harmonize a melody so as not to overload the composition is a matter of taste. Debussy did a great job. Almost every measure of the composition can be noted by bright and memorable deviations or modulations into distant keys.
• Ease of dynamics. Almost all works created by Debussy have pianissimo dynamics. Only in the zone of climax can you notice a dynamic increase.
• Recreation of expressive techniques that characterize the arts of the previous time. The episode refers us to the romantic era. This is evidenced by the excited accompaniment with the presence of a large number of passages.
• Landscape start. This is a beautiful night landscape, in which lies an extraordinary depth.

Many believe that classical music must necessarily obey the laws of dramaturgy. This implies finding the conflict inherent within the construction. After all, almost all music was built in this way, from baroque to late romanticism. Debussy discovered for a person a completely different way of worldview - this is contemplation. Merging with nature helps to find the easiest way to find peace and inner harmony.

The purity of the music, the enthusiastic dreamy character, attract directors from almost every corner of the world. Thousands of films are decorated with the marvelous melody of "Moonlight". We have selected the most famous series and films in which you can hear the work.

• Western World (2016);
• Tutankhamun (2016);
• Eternity (2016);
• Mozart in the Jungle (2016);
• American Hustle (2013);
• Judgment Night (2013);
• Master's Apprentice (2012);
• Breakers (2011);
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011);
• Courier (2010);
• Twilight (2008);
• Anger (2004);
• Ocean's Eleven (2001);
• Casino Royale (1967).

Nocturne " Moonlight”is one of the few works that allow a person not to fight fate, but to enjoy every moment of life. After all, happiness lies in awareness, in the present. Whether it's a magical night or a morning dawn, you only live when you can feel this world. Contemplation is infinity.

Video: listen to "Moonlight" by Debussy

Claude Debussy (150th birthday)
Today took place
Concert in the Small Philharmonic Hall dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the great French composer Claude Debussy.

Suite for piano
Children's Corner. island of joy
Preludes
Igor Uryash piano

String Quartet in G Minor

String Quartet them. I.F. Stravinsky
Alexander Shustin violin
Viktor Lisnyak violin
Daniil Meerovich alt
Semyon Kovarsky cello

I'm trying to find new realities... fools call it impressionism.
C. Debussy

The French composer C. Debussy is often called the father of the music of the 20th century. He showed that every sound, chord, tonality can be heard in a new way, can live a freer, multicolored life, as if enjoying its very sound, its gradual, mysterious dissolution in silence. Much really makes Debussy related to pictorial impressionism: the self-sufficing brilliance of elusive, fluid-moving moments, love for the landscape, airy trembling of space. It is no coincidence that Debussy is considered the main representative of impressionism in music. However, he is further than the Impressionist artists, he has gone from traditional forms, his music is directed to our century much deeper than the paintings of C. Monet, O. Renoir

Debussy believed that music is like nature in its naturalness, endless variability and diversity of forms: “Music is exactly the art that is closest to nature ... Only musicians have the advantage of capturing all the poetry of night and day, earth and sky, recreating their atmosphere and rhythmically convey their immense pulsation. Both nature and music are felt by Debussy as a mystery, and above all, the mystery of birth, an unexpected, unique design of a capricious game of chance.

Claude Achille Debussy Born August 22, 1862 in the Paris suburb of Saint-Germain. His parents - petty bourgeois - loved music, but were far from real professional art. Random musical impressions early childhood contributed little artistic development future composer. He studied at the Paris Conservatory. Already in the conservatory years, the unconventionality of his thinking manifested itself, which caused clashes with harmony teachers. In 1881, Debussy, as a house pianist, accompanied the Russian philanthropist N. von Meck (a great friend of P. Tchaikovsky) on a trip to Europe, and then, at her invitation, visited Russia twice (1881, 1882). Thus began Debussy's acquaintance with Russian music, which greatly influenced the formation of his own style. “The Russians will give us new impulses to free ourselves from the absurd constraint. They ... opened a window overlooking the expanse of fields. Once Debussy met in Switzerland with the widow of a major industrialist, builder railways, Nadezhda Filaretovna von Meck, patroness of Tchaikovsky and a passionate lover of music. WITH Eighteen-year-old Debussy was the family's music teacher Nadezhda Filaretovna von Meck, Debussy studied piano with the children of a millionaire, accompanied singers, participated in home musical evenings. The mistress of the soul doted on the young Frenchman, talked with him for a long time and with rapture about music. However, when young musician without memory fell in love with her fifteen-year-old daughter Sonya and asked Nadezhda Filaretovna for her hand in marriage, conversations about music stopped in an instant ... The presumptuous music teacher was immediately refused a place.
- Dear Monsieur, - von Meck Debussy said dryly, - let's not confuse God's gift with scrambled eggs! In addition to music, I really love horses. But this does not mean at all that I am ready to intermarry with the groom ...

Sonechka von Meck then married twice at the choice of her mother, and she loved Claude Debussy, just as he adored his first love and devoted many works to her.

look amazing movie o von Meck and Debussy

The musical genius of Claude Debussy and his character of a man constantly immersed in gloomy meditation made an indelible impression on many women. He was deeply loved by both his wives and mistress, and two women even shot because of him.

After returning from Russia to Paris, the "disgraced" Debussy did not remain without the attention of women for a long time. Debussy began working as an accompanist for a young singer Madame Vasnier , whose husband had no idea what was happening during rehearsals in a separate hall of their house, designed for music lessons. Then Debussy leaves for Rome for two years, but when he returned to Paris, Madame Vasnier told him that their connection was in the past, and he should forget about her.For two years, Debussy did not have a permanent address until he settled with a young blonde named Gabrielle Dupont. For the next 10 years, Gabrielle worked to financially support Debussy, who was composing brilliant musical works. Debussy constantly cheated on her, but she remained faithful to him and continued to live with him even when Claude was already engaged to the singer Teresa Roger. This engagement was broken off after they traveled together to Brussels, where Thérèse learned that Debussy had spent the night with another woman. Gabrielle's patience was simply amazing, but it came to an end when she accidentally found a love note written to Claude by some of his acquaintances. Gabrielle tried to shoot herself, but survived and ended up in the hospital. After leaving the hospital, she lived with Debussy for several more months, and he behaved as if this episode had never happened in their lives. Gabrielle made friends during this time with Rosalie "Lily" Texier, a young, dark-haired beauty who worked in a small Parisian shop. Girlfriends often met, drank coffee together and spent time in friendly conversations. Gabrielle was upset only by the fact that Claude did not like Lily, and he often laughed at her. Ridicule, however, soon gave way to compliments, and Debussy and Lily were married in October 1899. Their family life started out in complete disarray. On the day of the wedding, Debussy gave a piano lesson to pay for their breakfast.
Lily was absolutely devoted to Debussy, but her youth, devotion and beauty were clearly not enough to keep Debussy. Four years after the wedding, Debussy began dating Emma Bardak, a singer and wife of a successful banker. On July 14, 1904, the composer went out for his morning walk and did not return home. A few weeks later, Lily learned from friends that Emma had also left her husband and was living with Debussy. On October 13, Lily broke down and shot herself twice. She was found by the returning Debussy, to whom she managed to send a note about her decision to commit suicide. Lily was saved by doctors, but one of the bullets was not removed, and Lily carried it in her chest for the rest of her life. On August 2, 1904, Debussy divorced Lily, and in the autumn of 1905, Emma had a daughter from him. Emma divorced her husband in 1908 and married Debussy. Their family life turned out to be happy, although some unfairly accused Debussy of marrying money. Emma was middle-aged and ugly, but very smart woman and caring wife. She was a support for Debussy and took care of and supported him in every possible way until Debussy's death. He died of cancer on March 25, 1918, having lived only 55 years.

One of the first works of Debussy - cantata prodigal son. The history of the creation of the magnificent cantata The Prodigal Son, which brought Claude Debussy the Grand Prize of Rome, is very interesting. It was graduate work at the Paris Conservatory. It was created in Russia when he served as a house pianist for Nadezhda Filaretovna von Meck. Debussy turned to God very early. Having repented in his youth, he began to commit sins, hoping for the love of God.

It must be said that the Parable of the Prodigal Son is the deepest place in Holy Scripture, the closest to the sinner's heart. It seems that if only this parable were in the Gospel, from it alone one could get a complete picture of God's love for man. Such direct and compassionate participation of God in the fate of the sinner leaves no room for sin; from such paternal love, repentance becomes, as it were, a necessity. This marvelous respect of God for a person who is in sins excludes any indifference to the holiness and purity of life.
How many different judgments about the nature of sin, about its "lawfulness and necessity" have been generated by sinful humanity... And all these conjectures are crossed out by the Love of God the Father for the younger son, who was seduced by imaginary joy external freedom and who has not yet known the true joy of inner freedom - freedom from sins and madness, which a person receives only by returning to God. In love is the whole essence of life, and only in it is true freedom. The mystery of life puts us all on the brink of temptation, and sometimes severe. Each of us goes through his own school of life and strives to see, to experience everything in it, if possible. We plunge ourselves into an endless circle of desires, and from insatiability, from dissatisfaction, from misunderstanding, we often become discouraged, and sometimes despair. Our Heavenly Father knows this, and therefore he sympathizes with us, and therefore he lovingly awaits our return to the Father's House, from where Satan led us into his wild kingdom.

Execution « prodigal son» made a splash at the Paris Conservatory. The idol of the public of those years, Charles Gounod, embraced the 22-year-old author, Claude Debussy, with the words: “My friend! You are a genius!"

Listen to Lily's aria from this cantata

It is impossible to imagine Debussy without piano music . The composer himself was a talented pianist (as well as a conductor); “He almost always played in semitones, without any sharpness, but with such fullness and density of sound as Chopin played,” recalled the French pianist M. Long. It was from Chopin's airiness, the spatiality of the sound of the piano fabric that Debussy repelled in his coloristic searches. The ancient genres from the "Suite Bergamasco" and the Suite for Piano (Prelude, Minuet, Passpier, Sarabande, Toccata) represent a peculiar, "impressionistic" version of neoclassicism. Debussy does not resort to stylization at all, but creates his own image early music, rather an impression of her than her "portrait".

Today, the outstanding St. Petersburg pianist Igor Uryash performed the Piano Suites.

The piano suite "Children's Corner" is dedicated to Debussy's daughter. The desire to reveal the world in music through the eyes of a child in the images familiar to him - a strict teacher, a doll, a little shepherd, a toy elephant - makes Debussy widely use both everyday dance and song genres, and genres of professional music in a grotesque, caricatured form.

This composition is called "Snow is dancing"

One of the compositions of the "Children's Corner" is called "Puppet Cake Walk".And what is it? Literally this cakewalk, ("walk with a pie") - a Negro dance to the accompaniment of a banjo, guitar or mandolin with rhythmic patterns characteristic of ragtime: a syncopated rhythm and brief unexpected pauses on strong beats of the measure. The name of the dance was associated with the original custom of rewarding the best dancers with a cake, as well as with the pose of the dancers, as if offering a dish.

Why Debu ssi is called the father of 20th century music? The beginning of the century is characterized by an intensified search for new, "exotic" means. musical expressiveness. It seemed to many that the classic and romantic themes exhausted themselves. In search of a new intonational background, a new harmony, the composers of the 10s and 30s became interested in music that had formed outside European culture. These aspirations were in tune with jazz, which opened up Debussy, Ravel, as well as the composers of the "Six" group, unique opportunities for enriching the system of musical and expressive means. Debussy considered jazz as an exotic novelty and nothing more, but it was with his light hand that jazz conquered Europe and it became the second homeland of jazz.

The main syncopated motif of the cakewalk is percussive accents on the weak beat; pauses instead of expected tones; violation of expected accents; chords that reproduce the sound of a banjo; unexpected consecutive accents at the end of a short phrase - such (and other) brightly beaten moments return the listener to the improvisations of minstrel banjoists [Debussy called his work not “Doll Cakewalk”, as we translate, but “Golliwog's Cakewalk” Gollywog is the name of a grotesque black male doll. This nickname was also worn by characters in the performances of black minstrels. By the way, on the cover of the first edition of "Children's Corner" a minstrel mask is depicted.].

IN last years In the 19th century, cakewalk, spun off from the minstrel stage, became a powerful fashion not only on the American continent. It spread in the form of a salon dance in Europe, introducing polyrhythmic thinking, new for that era, into the musical psychology of our time. Cakewalk's enormous impact was obviously due to the fact that he was the bearer of the social psychology of the West, which rejected "Victorianism". A wide variety of forms of American everyday music at the turn of the century succumbed to its influence. The cakewalk rhythm is also found in salons. piano pieces ah and in pop numbers for traditional instrumental composition, and in marches for brass band, and sometimes in ballroom dancing of European origin. “Even in the waltzes there was a syncopation that Waldteuffel and Strauss never dreamed of.”

Love ovu glowing composition Debussy Moonlight. Claude Debussy generally loved the light of the silvery satellite of the Earth. He wrote better moonlit nights. Maybe because in his youth on a moonlit night he fell in love with the daughter of a Russian millionaire and philanthropist Nadezhda Filaretovna von Meck - an enthusiastic beauty Sonechka? ..

Sonya… An unpredictable golden-haired angel… Now she fanatically learned the scales, then she sulked, refusing to sit down at the piano. She took Claude for walks, every evening she secretly took Claude into the forest, to the meadows, to the lake. Magic Moonlight illuminated the road. Golden-haired Sonya smiled like a mermaid:
- You have to teach me all French - the language and kissing! - and the first kissed Claude.

K. Balmont's poem is very in tune with Debussy's music.

When the moon shines in the darkness of the night
With your sickle, brilliant and tender,
My soul longs for another world
Captivated by everything distant, everything boundless.

To the forests, to the mountains, to the snow-white peaks
I'm racing in dreams; like a sick spirit
I watch over the serene world,
And I cry sweetly, and I breathe - the moon.

I drink this pale glow
Like an elf, swinging in a grid of rays
I listen to the silence speak.

My relatives are far from suffering,
The whole earth is alien to me with its struggle,
I am a cloud, I am the breath of the breeze.

Composer N. Ya. Myaskovsky wrote about Debussy's work: "... In the moments when he (Debussy) undertakes to capture his perception of nature, something incomprehensible happens: a person disappears, as if dissolved or turns into an elusive speck of dust, and reigns over everything like the eternal, changeless, unchanging, pure and quiet, all-consuming nature itself, all these silent, sliding "clouds", soft overflows and ups of "playing waves", rustles and rustles of "spring round dances", gentle whispers and languid sighs of the wind talking to the sea - Isn't this the true breath of nature! And isn't the artist who recreates nature in sounds a great artist, an exceptional poet?

In his works, there is often no melody in the usual sense, it narrows down to a few sounds, sometimes two or three.

IN texture Debussy's movement in parallel complexes (intervals, triads, seventh chords) is of great importance. In their movement, such layers form complex polyphonic combinations with other texture elements. There is a single harmony, a single vertical.

No less unique melodic And rhythm Debussy. In his works, detailed, closed melodic constructions are rarely found - short themes-impulses, concise phrases-formulas dominate. The melodic line is economical, restrained and fluid. Deprived of wide leaps, sharp "shouts", it relies on the primordial traditions of French poetic recitation. Acquired qualities corresponding to the general style and rhythm- with a constant violation of metrical foundations, the avoidance of clear accents, tempo freedom. Debussy's rhythm is characterized by capricious unsteadiness, a desire to overcome the power of the barline, emphasized squareness (although turning to folk-genre thematicism, the composer willingly used the characteristic rhythms of tarantella, habanera, cake-walk, marches).

Prelude "Girl with Flaxen Hair"(Ces-dur) is one of the most popular works Debussy. The emphatically simple piano texture of this charming piece is combined with the freshness of melodic outlines and harmonic language. Not an expression of feelings, but a sliding ... "

And here is how this melody sounds in the interpretation of the famous American violinist Joshua Bell

The only one string Quartet Debussy is the result of experiments with a revolutionary style called Impressionism. A distinctive feature of Impressionism is a new combination of sounds that, as it were, exist for their own sake and do not follow or continue with other sounds. The quartet premiered poorly, but generations of performers have mastered its extreme technical and musical complexity, and audiences can now enjoy a staggering array of textures and effects.

And a few words about the pianist. Igor Uryash is a new name for me. He is about 50 years old. He plays very well.

Igor Uryash — one of the leading pianists of Russia. Member of the ensembles "Neva-Trio", "St. Petersburg Chamber Players", "St. Peters-Trio". As a soloist, participant in symphony programs and chamber ensembles, Igor Uryash tours extensively in Russia, Western Europe, countries Far East, USA and Canada. He made a number of recordings that received the highest rating. Igor Uryash successfully collaborated with the outstanding cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, performing with him in a duet both in St. Petersburg and on tour. Since 1996 the pianist has been working with the world famous violinist M. Vengerov.

I don't want to say goodbye to Debussy's music.

Debussy is amazing in his originality!.. His music is filled with passion, but not piercing, but bewitching; sparks miraculously and strangely mix with ice floes, and the mystery, flashing for a second with the possibility of unraveling, will never be fully revealed ...

Moonlight Detective Agency aired in 1985 on ABC. The title is a play on words. Moonlighting is not only moonlight itself, but also in jargon - “side work”, “hack”.

It didn't work without the moon either.

Full version of the song from the intro of the series

The fact that the new show will be a detective, the creator of the series Glenn Gordon Keron learned from the management of the channel. “Oh yes, another detective that the American audience misses so much,” Keron said. However, no one paid any attention to his opinion. After some time, they still managed to agree on the creation of a "romantic line" in the story.

The main characters of the series David and Maddie

Keron cites William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew as the main source of inspiration for the plot. Actually, the Atomic Shakespeare series is a direct parody of the classic work, a real costume adaptation.

Series-parody "Atomic Shakespeare"

Parody and the grotesque have become hallmarks of the series' scripts. There are many elements here that could be classified as "surreal". Actors often break the fourth wall. They address the audience from the screen, discuss their images, actions prescribed in the script, discuss the plot. In one of the episodes, before it starts, the performers of the main characters discuss the timing of the footage, thereby trying to “pull” time.

Heroes address the audience

The address to the audience before the series "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice" was recorded by Orson Welles himself. It was his last shooting on TV. He will die in a week.

Orson Welles previews the series

Orson Welles appears in the series in person

The series was experimental in nature, part of it was stylized as a black and white film. At the same time, it was the most expensive series filmed on television at that time. Her budget was $2 million. Film noir, thriller, comedy, and TV shows have all been parodied in the series. They were even going to shoot a Western episode, but the idea was never realized. Such stylizations have become a hallmark of the series. The viewer never knew how the plot would develop further.

The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice Series

The actors could walk out of the mise-en-scene onto the set, showing the underside of the series' sets. The narration may include the process of casting actors for one of the roles. And in an episode that ends with a writers' strike, the actors are forced to come up with their own lines as they go along.

Self-irony is the main trump card of the series

Filming of Moonlight Detective Agency was very difficult

The shooting of the series was not cloudless. The characters of the main characters made themselves felt, and the process itself was very difficult. Often the creators simply did not have time to film the series on time. They had several options: to include elements of the memories of the main characters in the plot (read: show fragments of past episodes) or simply delay the airing. The latter happened so often that a promotional video was aired showing the producers waiting new series. However, it was the most elegant way out of the situation.

The series became a landmark show of the 80s

In 1986, an episode of the series was announced with elements in 3D format. The project was sponsored by Coca Cola. Viewing glasses (produced 40 million pairs) were to be distributed with the periodical press. But due to a writers' strike, the episode was never produced for airing.

Cover of press kit 3D series

Opening press kit 3D series

Whoopi Goldberg, Pierce Brosnan, Bruce Willis' wife Demi Moore - that's far from full list"guest stars" who starred in the series. They could be themselves or play some role. For example, once Rocky Balboa appeared in the series. But the most unexpected guest on the show was, of course, Timothy Leary.

Timothy Leary starred in an episode of "Moonlight Detective Agency"

The series was canceled due to lower ratings. Their reason was considered the resolution and completion of the main romantic line. But it is worth noting that there were more compelling reasons. Cybill Shepherd's pregnancy, Bruce Willis' film career and their strained relationship on film set played their part. Not so long ago there was a rumor about a possible film version of the series. Whether the modern film industry will pull such freedom of expression is another question.

The show was popular with the audience. And deserved the love and recognition of professionals. So, one of the episodes of the animated series "Alvin and the Chipmunks" parodies the style of the "Moonlight Detective Agency".

Fragment of the "Dreamlighting" series of the series "Alvin and the Chipmunks"

The Indian television series One Plus One, released in 1997, is an unofficial parody of Moonlight Detective Agency.

Fashion designer Igor Chapurin presents a collection inspired by the series

The collection of Russian designer Igor Chapurin "Spring-Summer 2017" was inspired by the aesthetics of the 80s and was dedicated to the famous TV series. It was called “Moonlighting”.

The purpose of the lesson: Expansion and deepening of children's ideas about the visual possibilities of musical art.

Lesson objectives:

1. Development of creative thinking, attention and memory.
2. Comparison and identification of similar and different features in the music of different composers.
3. Mastering the skills of plastic intonation.
4. Strengthening the ability to determine by ear the means of musical expression.

Musical material: L. van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 14 “Moonlight”, C. Debussy “Moonlight”.

Lesson equipment:

1. piano.
2. DVD player. TV or video projector.
3. Portraits of L. Beethoven, J. Guicciardi, C. Debussy.
4. Audio recordings of "Lunar" Beethoven sonatas, "Moonlight" Debussy.
5. Beethoven L. Piano Sonata No. 14 “Moonlight” – clavier.
6. Colored cards (colored cardboard).

Lesson structure:

1. Organizing time. The main stage of the lesson.
2. Conversation.
3. Listening and analysis of a piece of music (“Moonlight Sonata” by Beethoven).
4. Plastic intonation.
5. Listening and analysis of a piece of music (“Moonlight” by C. Debussy).
6. Watching a video on Debussy's music, analysis, comparison.
7. Drawing up a color palette of moon color (application).
8. Summary of the lesson. Generalization and consolidation of the acquired knowledge.

During the classes

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Teacher: (attachment: presentation - slide number 2).

Falling into a deep sleep, soul
I will let go into the expanse of night, -
Fly over sea and land
Over the desert and in the dense forest.
The night covered the earth with a veil
Dreams, fantasies, fairy tales and dreams...
The stars and the moon look weary,
Protecting peace, tranquility and dreams.

It was not by chance that I began our today's lesson with verses, since it will be dedicated to the most mysterious, romantic, fabulous and poetic time of the day. The heroine of our lesson is a beautiful and bewitching night star, the queen of the night is Her Majesty the Moon. We will call our lesson “Moon Melody”, because today we will hear works by composers from different eras, countries, but all these works are dedicated to the moon.

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To begin with, I suggest you play associations. What thoughts, emotions, experiences do you experience with the words Night, Moon? What associations do you have with these concepts?

Children's answers.

(Further on the presentation slide (appendix: presentation - slide number 3) words appear that can be associated with the night landscape: “mysterious”, “romance”, “danger”, “fear”, “fantastic”, “coldness”, “magic”, “loneliness”, “mystery”, “fun”, “light”, “joy”, “cheerfulness”, etc. Ask the children to choose the correct words.

Summarizing the children's answers and the words on the cards.

Teacher: Different people they perceive the moon and the night differently: for some it is a time of danger, anxiety and loneliness, while for others it is the most romantic time of the day, when poets write poetry, magic happens, lovers meet.

Many artists, musicians, poets dedicated their creations to the moon. Now we will go on a musical journey and hear the music of the great German composer Ludwig van Beethoven.

(Appendix: presentation - slide number 4)

Teacher: Look at the portrait of the composer. What do you think the character of the person in the portrait is? What kind of life did he live?

Children's answers.

Teacher: in Beethoven's eyes, we feel severity, severity. Before us is a man of unbending fortitude, strength of character, because the composer's whole life was an endless struggle with fate, with a serious illness that he suffered from 25 years old. It was deafness. For a composer, losing his hearing is a sentence, an end. creative way!.. But not for Beethoven: with his works, he again and again proved to mankind that he would not submit to his illness, his fate.

Beethoven was born in Germany, in the small town of Bonn. Around the age of 20, he moves to Vienna, the capital of Austria. Where he lives until the end of his days. In Vienna, he met a beautiful young girl - 16-year-old Juliet Guicciardi. Beethoven fell in love with this beauty (appendix: presentation - slide number 5), and this, of course, flattered the young Juliet. Beethoven immortalized the name of his beloved by dedicating to her one of his most famous works - the Piano Sonata No. 14, which was called "Moonlight". “Moonlight Sonata” is the composer's reflections alone with nature, where he reveals his feelings for Giulietta Guicciardi. Before listening, questions aimed at perception: A) The nature of the music, images. What mood is conveyed in the music? b) Did Juliet love Beethoven? How did their relationship develop? (Appendix: presentation - slide number 6) Winter evening decorated the windows, Split the sky into snowflakes. Moonlight is like music, beautiful He came down to the frozen houses. And the "Moonlight Sonata" sounded, As if light angel arrived... Ludwig van Beethoven himself once At the cold window sat: Was just as dark winter evening, Maybe a fluffy cat was sleeping nearby. And throwing a warm blanket over your shoulders, The composer wrote the music. There was a sky in the stars, as in diamonds, Moonlight - Bohemian glass And at home in snowflakes, as if in rhinestones, And the wine sparkled in the crystal.

Listening to "Moonlight Sonata" in audio recording.

Children's answers to the questions posed before listening. Summarizing what the teacher said to the children.

3. Plastic intonation.

The teacher plays the initial period of the Moonlight Sonata on the piano. Then there is a conversation about the nature of the accompaniment (3 ascending notes, reminiscent of the movement of waves) and about the features of the melodic line (the theme at the height of one note, performed in a dotted rhythm, gives the music a courageous character, but with a hint of despair). Children are invited to convey the features of the pattern of melody and harmony in plastic movements. To do this, children are divided into 3 groups: “harmonies” and “melodies” and “bass voice”.

Harmony group:

With smooth movements of the hands, similar to the movements of waves, it reproduces the upward direction of the arpeggio sounds in the air. In the process of “intonation”, the exact correspondence of hand movements and sounds of harmony, expressiveness of gestures is evaluated.

Melody group:

With a gathered palm at the same height, he “intones” the sounds of a melodic voice. Accurate reproduction of the dotted rhythm, expressiveness of gestures are evaluated.

Bass group: descending, smooth movements of the hands, as if “plunging” into the depths.

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Teacher: So, our musical journey along the “lunar path” continues. This time we are going to France at the beginning of the 20th century.

At this time, a new direction in painting began to spread throughout Europe with a very beautiful, but complex name - IMPRESSIONISM. (Appendix: presentation - slide number 7). Impressionist paintings by Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir and others (Appendix: presentation - slides No. 8, 9, 10) - were full of bright colors, light; artists always painted their paintings on the street, in the bosom of nature, so we seem to feel the breath of the wind, the swaying of the leaves of trees, the beating of warm air, the riot of colors of nature.

You may ask, how is impressionism in painting connected with music and, moreover, with the moon? In our previous lessons, we talked more than once about the fact that all types of art are interconnected, that there is a lot in common between painting, architecture, poetry and music! So, impressionism originated in painting, and also manifested itself in music. One of the Impressionist composers was a Frenchman (Appendix: presentation - slide number 11). Debussy liked to give his musical works very poetic, “picturesque” titles: “Footprints in the Snow”, “Fallen Leaves”, “Sea: from Dawn to Noon”. Indeed, as if this is not a piece of music, but a picture painted not with colors, but with sounds! Please note that many of Debussy's works are associated with paintings of nature.

Today we will hear and even see one of the works of C. Debussy. It, like Beethoven's sonata, is dedicated to the night. The title of the work is "Moonlight".

Before listening, questions aimed at perception:

1. What instrument is the soloist in this piece?
2. Character, mood of music (gentle, calm, peaceful, serene)

Listening to an audio recording of "Moonlight" by Debussy (arranged for harp).

Children's answers to the questions posed earlier. There is a conversation about the harp and the correspondence of its timbre to the music of C. Debussy. (Appendix: presentation - slide number 12)

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Teacher: Our second audition is compatible with watching a video to Debussy's music.

Your task is to completely immerse yourself in the music, enjoy its sound. And even the most attentive guys will surely hear some difference between the first and second versions. (video transcription for piano). Imagine that you are an impressionist painter. In front of you is a palette of paints. You want to draw a night landscape with reflections of moonlight on the sea surface, on tree leaves, etc. Your picture will become an illustration for the music that you will now hear. What colors will dominate in your painting?

Watching a video clip to the music by C. Debussy (arranged for piano). (A video clip to the music “Moonlight” by Debussy is presented in the author’s video guide “Magic Screen”). Video options can be selected by clicking on the link

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Children's answers.

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The teacher, summing up the answers of the children:

Debussy's light music also determines the color scheme of the illustrations for "Moonlight" - muted tones, shades of silver, yellow. The video fills us with peace, tranquility. There is no place for passions, the drama of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata.

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Drawing up a color palette. Children are given colorful cards. Task: choose the colors that could be used to illustrate Debussy's music. It is necessary to make a small composition of the selected cards.

Answers of children with an explanation and a story about their composition.

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We listened to two works, in fact, with the same name of two composers of different eras, countries, artistic movements. It is amazing how differently composers perceive the same natural phenomena, seasons, times of day! Everyone puts their own meaning, their content into music, based on their life experience, character. I am sure that your creations on the theme of the moon will also be different from each other. Our walk "under the moon" is coming to an end, and I would like to check how you remember new material (quick survey on the topic covered: presentation - slide number 13):

1. What was Beethoven's name?
2. What century did he live in?
3. What country did he live in?
4. What illness did Beethoven suffer from?
5. What is the name of Sonata No. 14?
6. To whom is it dedicated?
7. What was Debussy's name?
8. What century did he live in?
9. What country did he live in?
10. Which artistic direction he imagines?
11. How is "impressionism" translated?
12. Which piece did you like best?

Homework: Make an application “Moonlight” from colored cards.

In the 19th century. Being an outstanding pianist, he opened up completely new, untapped possibilities in piano sound.

Debussy's pianism is the pianism of a subtle transparent sound, murmuring passages, the dominance of color, and exquisite pedal technique associated with sound writing. Contemporaries noted the same qualities in his game, which struck, first of all, with an amazing character. sound: extreme softness, lightness, fluidity, "caressing" articulation, lack of "shock" effects.

The composer's interest in piano work was constant. The first piano “experiments” date back to the 80s (“Little Suite” for 4 hands), the last works were created already during the war years (1915 - cycle of 12 studies “In Memory of Chopin”, suite for two pianos “White and Black”) . In total, Debussy wrote more than 80 piano compositions, most of which are universally recognized masterpieces of world pianistic literature.

The novelty of Debussy's piano style made itself known already in his early compositions, especially brightly in "Bergamas Suite" (1890) . Composer on new basis revives here the principles of the ancient clavier suite: in the "Prelude", "Minuet", "Paspier" features are recognizable harpsichord music XVIII century. And next to them for the first time there is an impressionistic night landscape - "Moonlight" (3rd part), the most popular play of this cycle.

The vast majority of Debussy's piano pieces are program miniatures or cycles of miniatures, which indicates the influence of the aesthetics of impressionism (large-scale forms were not needed to capture fleeting impressions). In many plays, the composer relies on the genres of dance, march, song, various forms folk music. However, the interpretation of genre elements invariably acquires an impressionistic character: this is not a direct embodiment, but rather whimsical echoes dance, march, folk song. A striking example - « Evening in Grenada» from the Prints cycle (1903).

The cycle consists of three program pieces, original musical "portraits" of three different national cultures - China ("Pagodas"), Spain ("An Evening in Grenada") and France ("Gardens in the Rain"). Each one has a special charm of the modal system (for example, the entire thematic style of the Pagodas grew out of the pentatonic scale and its constituent elements - large seconds and trichords), the originality of timbres (in the Pagodas - Chinese drums, gongs, Javanese folk instruments).

In a play "Evening in Grenada" there is a picture of a wonderful summer evening. The main elements of her music are dance motifs such as habanera and imitation of the ringing of guitar strings. One gets the impression that on a summer evening someone is quietly playing Spanish folk melodies on the guitar. The Spanish flavor is so bright that the Spanish composer Manuel de Falla called the play Spanish in every detail ( a genuine miracle of penetration into the essence of the images of Andalusia, the truth without certainty, that is, without quoting folklore originals). Three can be distinguished different topics dance character. The first, embodying the atmosphere of oriental exoticism, is sustained in a doubly harmonic minor, that is, a minor with two extended seconds (as in the leitmotif of Carmen's fatal passion). The prolonged sound of the dominant sound "cis" in the upper "tier" of the piano texture enhances the bright coloring of the harmonic language. The other two themes, for all their originality, are not so nationally characteristic. Despite the danceiness that permeates the whole piece, it is not a dance in literally words.

Debussy said that the performer "needs to forget that the piano has hammers"

Title in this case means - "Italian"

The pictorial and graphic term "prints" (French "estampe" - print, print), which gave the name to this work, is apparently intended to emphasize the specifics of the "black and white" piano painting, devoid of orchestral brilliance. However, in all three pieces the composer uses very bright phonic effects. Such, in particular, is the imitation of the Javanese orchestra - gamelan, with its special tuning, and the Chinese gong in "Pagodas".

Debussy heard their sound during the world exhibition in Paris, and caught in this something more than just exotic. The art of "uncivilized" peoples helped him find his own style of expression.