“I see reflections in the water
   Autumn colours, summer’s daughter …”

"Blind"
Lyrics & Music: Jon Lord (1941-2012, "Deep Purple")

 

 

 

The French Impressionist artists were obsessed with painting
watery scenes, particularly capturing reflections in water.
The acclaimed “Impression, Sunrise” painting (click to view)
by Claude Monet (1840-1926) depicts a reflection of the rising sun
in the water of Le Havre port in France.

And so did Impressionist composers, choosing to represent light and water
through sound. Feel the fluid textures in “Reflets dans l’eau”
(Reflections in the Water, 1905) by Claude Debussy (1862-1918):

 

 

 

 

 

 

The harp’s delicate sound fits beautifully in a different impressionist piece
of the same name – “Reflets dans l’eau” by Jacques Ibert (1890-1962):