Au clair de la lune Au clair de la lune "" (, lit. "By the Light of the Moon") is a French folk song of the 18th century. Its composer and lyricist are unknown. Its simple melody () is commonly taught to beginners learning an instrument. Some sources report that "plume" (pen) was originally "lume" (an old word for "light" or "lamp"). 19th-century French composer Camille Saint-Saëns quoted the first few notes of the tune in the section "The Fossils", part of his suite "The Carnival of the Animals". Claude Debussy, composer of the similarly named "Clair de lune" from his "Suite bergamasque", uses "Au
Suite Gothique Suite Gothique Suite gothique, Op. 25 is a suite for organ composed by Léon Boëllmann in 1895. The suite consists of four movements: The first movement (Introduction - Choral) is in C minor and is made up of harmonized choral phrases that are first played in block chords on the great and pedals, and then repeated, piano, on the Swell. The second movement ("Menuet gothique") is in 3/4 time and in C major. The third movement ("Prière à Notre-Dame") is in A-flat major. It rarely uses dynamics above 'piano'. The final fourth movement (Toccata) is the best-known of the suite.