Le Soleil des eaux

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Le Soleil des eaux is a modernist vocal-orchestral work by Pierre Boulez, based on poems by René Char and known for its complex serial techniques and evolving revisions.

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Le Soleil des eaux canonical 2
The Sun of the Waters 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf modernist composition
vocal-orchestral work
associatedWith Domaine musical
surface form: Domaine musical circle

French avant-garde
basedOn poems by René Char
catalogueNote early major vocal work by Pierre Boulez
composer Pierre Boulez
composerNationality French
countryOfOrigin France
firstComposerOfWork Pierre Boulez
genre 20th-century classical music
hasPoeticTheme nature
political and existential reflection
river imagery
hasStructure two-movement design
hasTitleInEnglish Le Soleil des eaux self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Sun of the Waters
hasVersion 1948 version
1950 version
1965 version
influencedBy poetry of René Char
post-war European serialism
language French
movement modernism in music
movementTitle “Complainte du lézard amoureux”
“La Sorgue”
notableFor complex serial techniques
integration of poetry and modernist music
multiple revisions over several years
period post-World War II
publisher Universal Edition
relatedWorkByComposer Le Marteau sans maître
Pli selon pli
scoring mixed chorus
orchestra
soprano
voice and orchestra
style avant-garde
post-war serialism
textAuthor René Char
textSource “Complainte du lézard amoureux”
“La Sorgue”
usesTechnique advanced orchestration
complex rhythmic structures
serialism
twelve-tone technique
workType cantata-like composition

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Pierre Boulez notableWork Le Soleil des eaux
Le Visage nuptial relatedWork Le Soleil des eaux
Le Soleil des eaux hasTitleInEnglish Le Soleil des eaux self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Sun of the Waters