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That's right, and if not then they shouldn't be allowed to listen to proper music anyway.

Indeed.

A strict diet of Richard Clayderman, James Last, etc, is all such people deserve!

- Michael B.

There are several instances where the Debussy title has been translated - and printed! - in English.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000E7P6B2/sr=8-2/qid=1149078963/ref=sr_1_2/103-7336484-4095053?%5Fencoding=UTF8

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393099393/sr=8-8/qid=1149078963/ref=sr_1_8/103-7336484-4095053?%5Fencoding=UTF8

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000041CL/sr=8-3/qid=1149078963/ref=sr_1_3/103-7336484-4095053?%5Fencoding=UTF8

Why is Debussy dressed up as a mime in that last picture?

Bruce,

I should of course have written that no-one with any sense ever says/writes... Many of those links display a good deal of inconsistency: e.g. The Maid with the Flaxen Hair is directly followed by Clair de lune, which naturally could have been translated as 'Moonlight' if the editor had in fact decided on a policy and attempted to stick to it. That entire third reference is such a mish-mash of English and French titles[1], I'd hardly cite it as an example of common or good practice :rolleyes: . But thanks for your kind research .

- Michael B.
[1] Including mispellings and missing diacritics...