The Snow is Dancing

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"The Snow is Dancing" is a delicate, impressionistic piano piece by Claude Debussy that evokes the light, swirling motion of falling snow.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
The Snow is Dancing canonical 4
The Snow is Dancing:4 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf piano piece
solo piano composition
associatedComposer Claude Debussy
belongsToRepertoire standard Debussy piano repertoire
catalogueNumberOfSuite CD 119
L. 113
composer Claude Debussy
countryOfOrigin France
cyclePosition fourth piece in Children's Corner
dedicatedWithinSuiteTo Claude-Emma Debussy
evokes falling snow
light swirling motion of snow
firstPublicationYear 1908
followedBy The Little Shepherd
genre impressionist music
instrumentation solo piano
keySignature D minor (commonly attributed)
languageOfTitle English
mood atmospheric
evocative
movementOf Children's Corner suite
linked to: Children’s Corner
notableTechnique delicate articulation
rapid figurations
subtle dynamic shading
originalTitle The Snow is Dancing
partOf Children's Corner
linked to: Children’s Corner

Children's Corner, CD 119
linked to: Children’s Corner

Children's Corner, L. 113
linked to: Children’s Corner
precededBy Serenade for the Doll
publisherOfSuite Durand
stylePeriod early 20th-century classical music
tempoCharacter delicate
typicalDuration approximately 3 minutes
writtenFor piano students and children (within Children's Corner)

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Children’s Corner movement The Snow is Dancing
Children's Corner hasPart The Snow is Dancing
subject linked to: Children's Corner (Debussy)
Children's Corner movementNumberOf The Snow is Dancing:4
subject linked to: Children's Corner (Debussy)
linked to: The Snow is Dancing
Serenade for the Doll collectionContainsAlso The Snow is Dancing
The Snow is Dancing originalTitle The Snow is Dancing