Reverie (Elton John song)
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"Reverie" is an instrumental piece of music by Elton John
. It is the tenth track off his 1978 album, A Single Man. It is the shortest track in his back catalogue, clocking at 52 seconds.
". It is short, silent and moody, and features a rather new invention at the time: an arpeggiator, sounding like a flute or any wind instrument. The title is another word for "daydream
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Composer Claude Debussy
also wrote a song called "Reverie".
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
. It is the tenth track off his 1978 album, A Single Man. It is the shortest track in his back catalogue, clocking at 52 seconds.
Musical structure
It is placed as a stark contrast to the previous number, "MadnessMadness (Elton John song)
"Madness" is a song by Elton John with lyrics by Gary Osborne. It is the ninth track off his 1978 album, A Single Man.-Musical structure:...
". It is short, silent and moody, and features a rather new invention at the time: an arpeggiator, sounding like a flute or any wind instrument. The title is another word for "daydream
Daydream
A daydream is a visionary fantasy, especially one of happy, pleasant thoughts, hopes or ambitions, imagined as coming to pass, and experienced while awake. There are many types of daydreams, and there is no consistent definition amongst psychologists. The general public also uses the term for a...
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Composer Claude Debussy
Claude Debussy
Claude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions...
also wrote a song called "Reverie".