Façade

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Façade is a 1920s experimental entertainment piece combining Edith Sitwell’s recited poems with William Walton’s modernist chamber music, known for its witty, jazz-influenced style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf entertainment piece
melodrama
spoken-word musical work
artisticCollaborationBetween Edith Sitwell
William Walton
associatedWithMovement British modernism
authorOfText Edith Sitwell
composer William Walton
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
genre chamber music
experimental music
modernist music
hasInfluenceOn 20th-century British music
spoken-word with music works
hasPart chamber ensemble music
recited poems
language English
musicBy William Walton
notableFor combining spoken poetry with instrumental music
jazz-inspired rhythms
satirical and humorous tone
period 1920s
poet Edith Sitwell
style jazz-influenced
witty
textForm poetry
usesInstrumentation chamber ensemble
usesTechnique recitation over music
workTextBy Edith Sitwell

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William Walton notableWork Façade
Edith Sitwell notableWork Façade