Debussy: Children's Corner - 2. Jimbo's lullaby (1906-1908)

[CrimsonCrystal22]

Yh it's about a toy elephant going to sleep :) my piano techer told me.

[chobeethaninov]

Hauntingly beautiful...Who is the performer? 

[dvc5797]

@chobeethaninov francois joel-thiollier

[jyojyoushi12]

anybody kows whats is the name of the artist who painted that picture?

[SovranadeiDesideri]

@jyojyoushi12 i think is Renoir...

[faramirsmaiden]

@jyojyoushi12 definitely Renoir

[TheZdephinio]

This serves as a lullaby

[goldtogreysmoke]

interesting textures, scare a child to sleep?

[seanchristopherfranc]

@goldtogreysmoke maybe jimbo was a crazy uncle of monet's?

[leegeorg08]

@seanchristopherfranc @goldtogreysmoke I was told Jimbo was Debussy's daughter's toy elephant. (source: my girlfriend who has a book about this stuff)

[seanchristopherfranc]

@leegeorg08 ...um I meant to say uncle of Debussy...duh. Interesting tidbit - That explains the plodding nature of the piece, but it remains on of the strangest lullabies that I've heard.