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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La boîte à joujoux | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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