Jeux de vagues

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Jeux de vagues is the lively, shimmering second movement of Claude Debussy’s orchestral work La Mer, evoking the playful motion and changing textures of ocean waves.

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Jeux de vagues canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work
orchestral movement
approximateCompositionPeriod 1903–1905
associatedComposerNationality French
character lively
playful
shimmering
composer Claude Debussy
depicts changing textures of the sea
playful motion of waves
genre orchestral music
symphonic sketch
hasPart Jeux de vagues
key D major (approximate, tonally fluid)
language French
movementNumber 2
notableFeature complex rhythmic interplay
rapid figurations suggesting wave motion
subtle orchestral color changes
orchestration full orchestra
partOf La Mer
positionInWork second movement
premiereWork La Mer
style Impressionism
subject ocean waves
tempoCharacter animated
title Jeux de vagues
typicalEnsemble symphony orchestra
typicalPerformanceContext concert hall
workSeriesPosition between De l’aube à midi sur la mer and Dialogue du vent et de la mer

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La Mer movement Jeux de vagues
subject linked to: Debussy La Mer
La Mer movementNumber2Title Jeux de vagues
subject linked to: Debussy La Mer
La Mer movement Jeux de vagues
Jeux de vagues title Jeux de vagues
La Mer hasPart Jeux de vagues
subject linked to: Jeux de vagues
Dialogue du vent et de la mer follows Jeux de vagues
L. 109 movementTitle Jeux de vagues