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
Bergamasque Alps and Prealps the Alps") the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way: Bergamasque Alps and Prealps' borders are (clockwise): The Bergamasque Alps and Prealps are subdivided in two subsections: which are divided by some secondary valleys of Val Brembana, Val Seriana and Val Camonica: Valsassina, Valtorta, Val Secca, Valcanale, Val Nembo, Val di Scalve and Val Paisco. Some notable summits of the range are: Bergamasque Alps and Prealps The Bergamasque Alps and Prealps ("Alpi e Prealpi Bergamasche" in Italian) are a mountain range in the southern part of the Alps. They are located in Lombardy, in the northern