Dance of the Blessed Spirits

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Dance of the Blessed Spirits is a serene and lyrical orchestral and flute piece from Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera *Orphée et Eurydice*, often performed as a standalone concert work.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert piece
opera excerpt
orchestral work
alsoKnownAs Ballet des ombres heureuses
Dance of the Blessed Spirits
surface form: Danse des esprits bienheureux
associatedCharacter Eurydice
associatedMyth myth of Orpheus and Eurydice
surface form: Orpheus and Eurydice
basedOn Greek mythology
commonlyArrangedFor chamber ensemble
flute and piano
piano solo
solo flute and orchestra
commonPerformanceContext ballet performance
concert performance
opera performance
composer Christoph Willibald Gluck
countryOfOrigin France
firstPerformanceWork Orphée et Eurydice
frequentlyIncludedIn flute recital programs
orchestral concert programs
genre ballet music
classical music
opera music
orchestral music
hasForm instrumental dance
hasKey F major
hasRecordingType orchestral recording
solo flute recording
hasSection flute solo section
string accompaniment section
languageOfTitle English
French
French
movementType dance
notableFor calm, ethereal atmosphere
delicate orchestration
expressive flute melody
notableInstrumentation flute
string orchestra
originatesFromAct Orphée et Eurydice
surface form: Act II of Orphée et Eurydice
partOf Orphée et Eurydice
period Classical era
style lyrical
serene
typicalMood contemplative
peaceful
typicalTempo slow
typicalUse encore piece
teaching repertoire for flute

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Orphée et Eurydice contains Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Dance of the Blessed Spirits alsoKnownAs Dance of the Blessed Spirits
this entity surface form: Danse des esprits bienheureux