Suite (music) at the age of 23. In the late 19th century, Sibelius's "Karelia Suite" was written for the students of the Helsinki university. Brought on by Impressionism, the piano suite was reintroduced by early 20th-century French composers such as Ravel and Debussy. Debussy's "Pour le piano" is a suite in three movements, published in 1901, and his "Suite bergamasque", revised in 1905, is probably one of the most famous suites, especially the third movement, "Clair de Lune". Ravel is particularly well known for his "Miroirs" suite for piano and lesser known for "Le tombeau de Couperin", both requiring tremendous skill and
Clair de lune (Fauré) 1888, at the instigation of the Princesse de Polignac, he made a version for voice and orchestra, first performed at the Société Nationale de Musique in April of that year, with the tenor Maurice Bàges as soloist. In its orchestral form the song was included in Fauré's incidental music "Masques et bergamasques" in 1919. The original published version (Hamelle, Paris, 1888) is in B-flat minor. The song is dedicated to Fauré's friend the painter Emmanuel Jadin, who was a talented amateur pianist. Clair de lune (Fauré) "Clair de lune", ("Moonlight") Op. 46 No 2, is a song by Gabriel Fauré,