La sérénade interrompue
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La sérénade interrompue is a piano prelude by Claude Debussy, noted for its evocative, Spanish-tinged atmosphere and delicate, interrupted melodic lines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| La sérénade interrompue canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: La sérénade interrompue Context triple: [Préludes (Book I), containsWork, La sérénade interrompue]
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A.
The Serenade
The Serenade is a romantic comic opera by composer Victor Herbert that helped establish his reputation in early American musical theater.
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B.
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.
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C.
Plaisir d’amour
"Plaisir d’amour" is a classic 18th-century French love song, widely known through numerous interpretations including a popular rendition by Nana Mouskouri.
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D.
Noche serena
Noche serena is a renowned mystical and contemplative poem by Spanish Renaissance writer and Augustinian friar Fray Luis de León.
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E.
Les Nuits d’été
Les Nuits d’été is a song cycle for voice and orchestra by Hector Berlioz, celebrated for its lyrical Romantic settings of poems by Théophile Gautier.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: La sérénade interrompue Target entity description: La sérénade interrompue is a piano prelude by Claude Debussy, noted for its evocative, Spanish-tinged atmosphere and delicate, interrupted melodic lines.
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A.
The Serenade
The Serenade is a romantic comic opera by composer Victor Herbert that helped establish his reputation in early American musical theater.
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B.
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.
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C.
Plaisir d’amour
"Plaisir d’amour" is a classic 18th-century French love song, widely known through numerous interpretations including a popular rendition by Nana Mouskouri.
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D.
Noche serena
Noche serena is a renowned mystical and contemplative poem by Spanish Renaissance writer and Augustinian friar Fray Luis de León.
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E.
Les Nuits d’été
Les Nuits d’été is a song cycle for voice and orchestra by Hector Berlioz, celebrated for its lyrical Romantic settings of poems by Théophile Gautier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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piano prelude ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionPeriod | 1909–1910 ⓘ |
| belongsToComposerPhase | Debussy’s late piano style ⓘ |
| belongsToPeriod | early 20th-century music ⓘ |
| characteristic |
contrasts between lyrical and humorous passages
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delicate interrupted melodic lines ⓘ evocative Spanish-tinged atmosphere ⓘ frequent tempo and character changes ⓘ subtle dynamic nuances ⓘ use of bitonality and ambiguous harmony ⓘ use of guitar-like figurations ⓘ use of modal inflections ⓘ |
| composer | Claude Debussy ⓘ |
| dedication | none (no specific dedicatee indicated) ⓘ |
| difficulty | advanced piano level ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1910 ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| hasCatalogueNumber | L. 117/9 ⓘ |
| hasForm | free ternary-like form ⓘ |
| hasPartOfSeries |
Préludes, Book I
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linked to:
Préludes (Book I)
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| influencedBy |
Spanish popular music idioms
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serenade tradition ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| key | E major (overall tonal center) ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| motif |
interjecting, interrupting figures
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serenade-like opening theme ⓘ |
| notableInterpretiveAspect |
requires flexible rubato and rhythmic freedom
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requires refined control of color and touch ⓘ |
| opusNumber | L. 117/9 ⓘ |
| partOfCatalogue | Debussy L catalogue ⓘ |
| performancePracticeNote | often played as part of the complete Préludes, Book I ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | ninth prelude in Préludes, Book I ⓘ |
| publisher | Durand ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
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Claudio Arrau ⓘ Krystian Zimerman ⓘ Walter Gieseking ⓘ |
| style | Impressionism ⓘ |
| texture | predominantly homophonic with ornamental lines ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Interrupted Serenade ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | about 3 minutes ⓘ |
| usesRhythmicElement | syncopated and dance-like rhythms ⓘ |
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