Which composer wrote the solo piano piece Clair de lune, included in Suite bergamasque?

Claude Debussy wrote the solo piano piece Clair de lune, included in Suite bergamasque.

The title means “moonlight” in French and comes from Paul Verlaine’s poem “Clair de lune.” Debussy’s music is not a direct musical setting of every line of the poem, but its gentle atmosphere is often associated with the poem’s dreamlike imagery.

Debussy composed the suite in the 1890s, although it was not published until 1905. Clair de lune is the third movement, following “Prélude” and “Menuet.” The work helped establish Debussy as a leading French composer at the turn of the twentieth century.

A common mix-up is confusing Clair de lune with Maurice Ravel’s Pavane pour une infante défunte. Both are frequently heard as atmospheric French piano music, but they were written by different composers. Clair de lune is also often arranged for orchestra and other ensembles.