La boîte à joujoux (Debussy)

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La boîte à joujoux is a children's ballet by Claude Debussy, known for its whimsical, toy-themed narrative and delicate, imaginative music.

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instanceOf ballet
orchestral suite
basedOn scenario by André Hellé
catalogueSection stage works of Claude Debussy
collaborator André Hellé NERFINISHED
composer Claude Debussy NERFINISHED
composerStylePeriod late Debussy
compositionEndYear 1913
compositionStartYear 1913
countryOfOrigin France
creator Claude Debussy NERFINISHED
genre ballet-pantomime
children's ballet
hasPart First Tableau NERFINISHED
Prologue
Second Tableau
Third Tableau NERFINISHED
hasScoreType orchestral score
piano score
intendedAudience children
intendedUse ballet performance
language French
laterInstrumentation orchestra
movementCount 4
musicalCharacter delicate
imaginative
narrativeForm whimsical toy-themed story
notableFor delicate and imaginative music
whimsical, toy-themed narrative
orchestrationBy André Caplet NERFINISHED
originalInstrumentation piano
period early 20th century
premiereDate 1919
premiereLocation Paris NERFINISHED
premiereType stage premiere
structure prologue and three scenes
style impressionist
subjectMatter doll
toy soldiers
toys
thematicElement battle between toys
love story between toys
toy shop
title La boîte à joujoux NERFINISHED
translatedTitle The Toy Box NERFINISHED
workOf Claude Debussy NERFINISHED

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André Caplet orchestrated La boîte à joujoux (Debussy)