A COMPARISON OF "AU CLAIRE DE LUNE" by Claude Debussy and "WATER LILLIES" (night) by Claude Monet

Youtube has a series of music videos that are programmed into a graphic organizer.  This particular one assigns a different color to each note of the scale, creating a sort of visible color palate to enhance and describe the music.  Debussy's Clair De Lune creates the impression of cascading moonlight and though it is filled with complex notes and colors, has an overall serene and calming effect.  The richness of the sound enhances the mood that it creates but never goes beyond it's intention.

Water Lilies 

Monet's painting, much like Debussy's piece, uses an intense number of colors to portray what is a serene scene in the evening.  Though there are many different colors used, the palate creates a sort of wash that supports the mood conveyed.  It is, just like Au Clair De Lune, filled with grace and subtlety and though it is not a perfect realist picture, it is obvious that the artist is extremely learned and well refined.  This is also the case in the Debussy piece, where it breaks traditional boundaries but still maintains a sort of eloquence.