Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
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Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune is Claude Debussy’s seminal 1894 orchestral work, celebrated as a landmark of musical Impressionism and inspired by Stéphane Mallarmé’s symbolist poem.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune | 3 |
| Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune Context triple: [L’Après-midi d’un faune, associatedWork, Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune]
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L’Après-midi d’un faune
L’Après-midi d’un faune is a symbolist poem by Stéphane Mallarmé that portrays the dreamy, sensual reverie of a faun reflecting on his encounters with nymphs.
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Prélude à la nuit
Prélude à la nuit is the atmospheric first movement of Maurice Ravel’s orchestral suite Rapsodie espagnole, noted for its subtle Spanish color and nocturnal mood.
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La Muse du département
La Muse du département is a novel by Honoré de Balzac that forms part of his La Comédie humaine cycle, depicting provincial life and Parisian society through the story of a young woman’s social and romantic ambitions.
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Gaspard de la nuit
Gaspard de la nuit is a notoriously difficult three-movement piano suite by Maurice Ravel, inspired by Aloysius Bertrand’s dark, fantastical prose poems.
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Les Belles de nuit
Les Belles de nuit is a 1952 French fantasy-comedy film that blends dream and reality in a whimsical story about an aspiring composer, directed by renowned filmmaker René Clair.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune Target entity description: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune is Claude Debussy’s seminal 1894 orchestral work, celebrated as a landmark of musical Impressionism and inspired by Stéphane Mallarmé’s symbolist poem.
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A.
L’Après-midi d’un faune
L’Après-midi d’un faune is a symbolist poem by Stéphane Mallarmé that portrays the dreamy, sensual reverie of a faun reflecting on his encounters with nymphs.
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B.
Prélude à la nuit
Prélude à la nuit is the atmospheric first movement of Maurice Ravel’s orchestral suite Rapsodie espagnole, noted for its subtle Spanish color and nocturnal mood.
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C.
La Muse du département
La Muse du département is a novel by Honoré de Balzac that forms part of his La Comédie humaine cycle, depicting provincial life and Parisian society through the story of a young woman’s social and romantic ambitions.
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D.
Gaspard de la nuit
Gaspard de la nuit is a notoriously difficult three-movement piano suite by Maurice Ravel, inspired by Aloysius Bertrand’s dark, fantastical prose poems.
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E.
Les Belles de nuit
Les Belles de nuit is a 1952 French fantasy-comedy film that blends dream and reality in a whimsical story about an aspiring composer, directed by renowned filmmaker René Clair.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | orchestral work ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | ballet ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prélude à l’Après-midi d’un faune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
Impressionism in music
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Symbolism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceText | Stéphane Mallarmé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | the atmosphere and imagery of Mallarmé’s poem rather than its narrative ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | L. 86 ⓘ |
| composer | Claude Debussy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | French ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 1894 ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 10 minutes ⓘ |
| genre | musical Impressionism ⓘ |
| harmonicFeatures | extended tonality and modal inflections ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
considered a turning point in modern orchestral music
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landmark of musical Impressionism ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century orchestral writing
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Igor Stravinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Ravel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
L’Après-midi d’un faune
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stéphane Mallarmé’s symbolist poem L’Après-midi d’un faune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | E major (ambiguous, tonally fluid) ⓘ |
| language | none (instrumental music) ⓘ |
| movementCount | 1 ⓘ |
| notableBalletAdaptationChoreographer | Vaslav Nijinsky GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableBalletAdaptationCompany | Ballets Russes GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableBalletAdaptationPremiereYear | 1912 GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableInstrument | solo flute ⓘ |
| openingFeature | chromatic flute solo ⓘ |
| orchestration | orchestra ⓘ |
| period | late Romantic / early modern ⓘ |
| placeOfPremiere | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Gustave Doret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | December 22, 1894 ⓘ |
| premiereOrchestra | Orchestre de la Société Nationale de Musique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereVenue | Salle d’Harcourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Durand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhythmicFeatures | flexible, fluid rhythm ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | a faun’s sensual afternoon reverie ⓘ |
| texture | orchestral with prominent woodwinds and strings ⓘ |
| workNumberInComposerOutput | early major orchestral work of Debussy ⓘ |
| yearOfPremiere | 1894 ⓘ |
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