Danse du grand calumet de la paix

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Danse du grand calumet de la paix is the famous final entrée of Jean-Philippe Rameau’s opéra-ballet *Les Indes galantes*, depicting a ceremonial Native American peace dance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical composition
opera ballet entrée
associatedWith French colonial imagination of the New World
basedOn European representations of Native Americans
composer Jean-Philippe Rameau
countryOfOrigin France
depicts ceremonial Native American peace dance
peace pipe ceremony
firstPerformancePlace Paris
firstPerformanceTheatre Académie Royale de Musique
firstPerformanceWork Les Indes galantes
genre Baroque dance
opéra-ballet
hasCreator Jean-Philippe Rameau
hasInfluenced modern Baroque dance revivals
hasMedium orchestra
voices
hasSubject intercultural encounter
peace ritual
isSectionOf ballet divertissement in Les Indes galantes
language French
movementType final entrée
musicalEra Baroque
notableFor exoticist depiction of Indigenous Americans
use of percussion and rhythmic drive
partOf Les Indes galantes
final tableau of Les Indes galantes
linked to: Les Indes galantes

fourth entrée of Les Indes galantes
period 18th century
recordedAs orchestral showpiece in Baroque anthologies
style French Baroque
linked to: French Baroque art
titleTranslation Dance of the Great Peace Pipe
workExampleOf French opéra-ballet exoticism

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Les Indes galantes notableSection Danse du grand calumet de la paix
subject linked to: Les Indes galantes (Rameau)