FAQ

Q: Where can I get the sheet music for this piece?
A: Sheet music for this can be found here:
http://www.musanim.com/pdf/ChopinNocturneOpus27no2.pdf

Q: Where can I get the MIDI file for this piece
http://www.musanim.com/midi/ChopinOpus27n2.mid

Q: Can I follow the person who made this video on Twitter?
A: Sure, Stephen Malinowski’s Twitter ID is: musanim

Q: This sure sounds/looks clunky.
A: Yeah, I agree. I made a better version; you can see it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1QM6YZC45g

Q: What do the colors mean?
A: Interval types shown with colored lines (however, the color key at the beginning is incorrect: m2/M7 are red, the same as A4/d5.)

Q: How can I make this kind of display for my music?
A: This type of display is available as the “YARN” display in the MAM Player.
www.musanim.com/player/

Q: What piano are you using?
A: I believe this is a Yamaha P-80

Q: How and when did you make this rendition?
A: I made this rendition in the early days of MIDI (1980s, I think), by laying down left hand and right hand tracks individually, not in real time.

Q: Please tell me more about the composer.
A: You can read about the composer here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chopin

Q: How can I make this kind of movie?
A: The MAM Player is available here:
http://www.musanim.com/player/
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Q: Where can I get free sheet music for this piece?
A: Here’s a copy, thanks to Clint S. Mars:
http://www.musanim.com/pdf/debussyclairdelune.pdf

Q: I wish I could play this piece.
A: You can! If you have a MIDI setup (MIDI keyboard with damper pedal, MIDI piano, and a computer running Windows or Mac OS X), you can play this piece using the conductor program. You need to learn the piece really well, but you don’t need to learn to play the piano. The article describing how this works is here
http://www.musanim.com/tapper/
and the software is available here (free)
http://www.musanim.com/tapper/TapperDownload.html
The performance used in this video was done using this software!

Q: Where can I download this song?
A: You can get it at iTunes:
http://tinyurl.com/ad9vnc
or at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Clair-De-Lune-Debussy/dp/B001OIUS90

Q: Is it just me, or does this piece make everyone cry?
A: Maybe not everyone, but lots of people …
http://www.musanim.com/youtube/ClairDeLuneCrying.html

Q: Can you please do a video of ________?
A: First, check my to-do list:
http://www.musanim.com/all/MAMToDoList.html
If the music you want isn’t there, then read the “Could you please” question here:
http://www.musanim.com/mam/mamfaq.html#copyright
If the music you want isn’t on the list and seems like something I might do, email me:
http://www.musanim.com/mam/contact.html

Q: This is not the Clair de lune I learned growing up in France.
A: You may be thinking of the song Au clair de la lune:
http://www.musanim.com/img/AuClairDeLaLune.jpg

Q: What happened to my comment?
A: Questions answered in the FAQ and comments with nothing to do with the video (”spam”) are removed. If you posted a comment and don’t know why it’s gone, email me (stephen at musanim dot com) with “YouTube comment” in the subject line.

Q: Is this the same recording as on the soundtrack?
A: No; Stephen Malinowski made this one. Compare the two and let me know what you think.

Q: How did you make this video?
A: You can read about it here:
http://www.musanim.com/ProductionNotes/ClairDeLune.html

Q: What do the colors mean?
A: Each pitch class (C, C-sharp, D, D-sharp, etc.) has it’s own color, and the colors are chosen by mapping the musician’s “circle of fifths” to the artist’s “color wheel.” You can read more about this here:
http://www.musanim.com/mam/pfifth.htm

Q: Who is Debussy?
A: A French composer; you can read about him here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debussy

Q: Where can I learn more about this piece?
A: This Wikipedia article is a good place to start:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suite_bergamasque

Q: The audio/video isn’t very good; can I get the original movie?
A: Yes, you can get it here (you have to sign up, but then you can download it):
http://www.vimeo.com/90612

Q: Wasn’t this in Fantasia?
A: Almost. There originally was a Clair de lune segment in the film, but it was cut from the final release. It’s on the Fantasia Legacy Supplemental Features DVD.

Q: How can I make this kind of movie?
A: Check out this:
http://www.musanim.com/player/

Q: Can I use this audio/video in my project?
A: Please send me an email (stephen at musanim dot com) describing your project and I’ll let you know whether it’s okay.

Q: This is cool; where can I get a list of everything you’ve done like this?
A: Here’s the best place:
http://www.musanim.com/watch/ for more about this movie and others.
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