Clair de Loon

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Clair de Loon

Written by Mark Bramhill and Breakmaster Cylinder

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[Normal Clair de Lune plays]

Today is the birthday of renowned French composer Claude Debussy. Born in 1862, Debussy is known for his impressionistic sonic portraits, like la Mer about the sea. But one of his best known works is an earlier piano piece: Clair de Lune. The song is quiet and haunting.

Which got us at BirdNote to thinking: what if we paired it with the most haunting birdsong — the song of loons? Enjoy Clair de Loon.

Clair de Loon was made for BirdNote by friend of the birds, Breakmaster Cylinder. You can download a copy at our website, BirdNote.org. I’m Michael Stein.
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Producer: John Kessler
Executive Producer: Sallie Bodie
Editor: Ashley Ahearn
Producer: Mark Bramhill
Associate Producer: Ellen Blackstone
Bird sounds provided by The Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Sounds used:
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/197039
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/138234
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/237504
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/107964
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/61311
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/61309
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/43039
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/53188
BirdNote’s theme was composed and played by Nancy Rumbel and John Kessler.
© 2020 BirdNote   August 2020/2023    Narrator:  Michael Stein

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