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Claude Debussy

Rêverie (Debussy)

Rêverie is a musical composition for piano by Claude Debussy, written in

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Harry Halbreich described Rêverie as very pleasant sounding piece with a somewhat simple but certain melodic charm. The piece carries the number L 76 (68) in the catalogue of works by Debussy by the musicologist François Lesure.

The song “My Reverie” by Larry Clinton adapts the melody of Debussy’s Rêverie. Isao Tomita includes a synthesized version of Rêverie among other pieces by Debussy in his album Snowflakes are Dancing. In Japan during the late 1970s, this version of Rêverie was used for the opening and closing of Fuji Television’s transmissions. The piece also plays a central part in the first season of Westworld.

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Composer
Claude Debussy