What constitutes a “moment†in music? Some readers cited fairly long passages, even whole movements of pieces, as favorite moments. But BAM (to use the name readers gave for their posts), from Farmington, Conn., pointed to a precise moment toward the end of Debussy's popular piano piece “Clair de Lune†when a single note is introduced to a chord, resulting in a “subtle change of harmony,†like “the instant of recognizing first love on a moonlit night.†In this video I discuss that moment.
