Voiles

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"Voiles" is a piano prelude by Claude Debussy, noted for its impressionistic harmonies and ambiguous, atmospheric character.

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Voiles canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work ⓘ
piano prelude ⓘ
solo piano composition ⓘ
approximateCompositionPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
associatedWithMovement French musical Impressionism ⓘ
belongsToCentury 20th century music ⓘ
catalogueGrouping Debussy Préludes ⓘ
composer Claude Debussy ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
creator Claude Debussy ⓘ
dedicatedTo no specific dedicatee ⓘ
dynamicCharacter mostly soft dynamics ⓘ
firstPublication Préludes, Book I publication ⓘ
linked to: Préludes (Book I)
genre Impressionist music ⓘ
hasClosingFeature quiet, fading ending ⓘ
hasForm prelude without strict classical form ⓘ
hasKey no clear traditional key ⓘ
hasMovementNumber 2 ⓘ
hasOpeningFeature whole-tone sonorities ⓘ
hasOpusNumber no opus number ⓘ
hasPerformancePractice emphasis on color and pedal effects ⓘ
includedIn standard piano repertoire ⓘ
influencedBy symbolist and impressionist aesthetics ⓘ
instrumentation solo piano ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
notedFor ambiguous atmospheric character ⓘ
impressionistic harmonies ⓘ
innovative harmonic language ⓘ
use of whole-tone scales ⓘ
partOf Préludes, Book I ⓘ
linked to: Préludes (Book I)
performanceMedium concert performance ⓘ
positionInSeries second prelude in Préludes, Book I ⓘ
publisher Durand (original publisher of Debussy’s Préludes) ⓘ
linked to: Éditions Durand
rhythmicCharacter flexible and fluid ⓘ
style Impressionism ⓘ
texture predominantly delicate and transparent ⓘ
titleTranslation Sails ⓘ
Veils ⓘ
tonalCenter ambiguous ⓘ
typicalDuration about 3 minutes ⓘ
usesHarmonyType non-functional harmony ⓘ
parallel chordal motion ⓘ
usesScaleType pentatonic elements ⓘ
whole-tone scale ⓘ
workNumberingSystem identified by position in Préludes, Book I ⓘ
writtenFor advanced pianists ⓘ

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