La fille aux cheveux de lin La fille aux cheveux de lin La fille aux cheveux de lin is a musical composition for solo piano by French composer Claude Debussy. It is the eighth piece in the composer's first book of "Préludes", written between late 1909 and early 1910. The title is in French and translates roughly to "The Girl with the Flaxen Hair". The piece is 39 measures long and takes approximately two and a half minutes to play. It is in the key of G major. The piece, named after the eponymous poem by Leconte de Lisle, is known for its musical simplicity, a
Delegation for the Adoption of an International Auxiliary Language position as follows: Delegation for the Adoption of an International Auxiliary Language The Delegation for the Adoption of an International Auxiliary Language (French: "Délégation pour l'Adoption d'une Langue Auxiliaire Internationale") was a body of academics convened in the early part of the 1900s (decade) to decide on the issue of which international auxiliary language should be chosen for international use. The ultimate decision of the committee charged by the Delegation was to adopt the Esperanto language, but with certain reforms. The result became a distinct language known as Ido. The Delegation was founded in 1901 by French academics Louis Couturat