MER
French
word for sea
Common
clues: Mal de ___; French sea; Saint-Tropez sea; Simone's sea;
Nice view?;
Debussy's “La ___”
Crossword
puzzle frequency:
3 times a year
Frequency
in English language:
44858 / 86800
Video:
Nine
Inch Nails – La Mer
The
term sea refers to certain large bodies of water, but there is
inconsistency as to its precise definition and application. Most
commonly, a sea may refer to a large expanse of saline water
connected with an ocean, but it is also used sometimes of a large
saline lake that lacks a natural outlet, e.g. the Aral Sea.
Colloquially, the term is used as a synonym for ocean.
Additionally, large lakes, such as the Great Lakes, are
occasionally referred to as inland seas.
Claude
Monet, "Pyramides de Port-Coton, mer sauvage"
La
mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre
(French for The sea,
three symphonic sketches for orchestra), or simply La
Mer
(i.e. The Sea), is an orchestral composition (L 109) by the
French impressionist composer Claude Debussy. It was started in
1903 in France and completed in 1905 on the English Channel coast
in Eastbourne. The premiere was given by the Lamoureux Orchestra
under the direction of Camille Chevillard on 15 October 1905 in
Paris. The piece was initially not well received - partly because
of inadequate rehearsal and partly because of Parisian outrage
over Debussy's having recently left his first wife for the singer
Emma Bardac. But it soon became one of Debussy's most admired and
frequently performed orchestral works, and has become more so in
the ensuing century.
Today,
La Mer is widely regarded as one of the greatest
orchestral works of the twentieth century. It is a masterpiece of
suggestion and subtlety in its rich depiction of the ocean, which
combines unusual orchestration with daring impressionistic
harmonies. Several authors have claimed that La Mer sounds like
nothing before it. The work has proven very influential.
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and
"La
Mer".
MER
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Tu >1 09 Mal de ___
40
Tu+ >1 09 Debussy's "La ___"
19
Th >1 02 Debussy subject
12
Tu >1 07 French sea
10
Mo >1 04 Mal de ___ (seasickness)
8
We >1 03 Debussy's sea
5
We+ >1 09 Saint-Tropez sea
5
We- >1 05 Sea, to Simone
5
Th- >1 08 Simone's sea
5
Th- >1 01 View from Marseille
4
We+ >1 09 La Méditerranée, e.g.
4
Th+ LAT 06 Nice sea
4
Fr- >1 05 Nice view
4
Th- >1 03 Nice view?
4
Tu >1 08 Sea, to Debussy
4
We- >1 06 Sea, to Sartre
4
Tu- >1 04 Terre's opposite
4
Th+ >1 07 Île surrounder EAU
3
Th+ >1 99 Cousteau's milieu SEA
3
Th >1 08 Debussy's La ___
3
Th+ >1 08 Marseille sight
3
Th- NYT 90 Matelot's milieu
00
Sea of France
09
Sea to Debussy
3
We+ >1 02 View from the French Riviera
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