La Damoiselle élue

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La Damoiselle élue is a lyrical cantata for female voices and orchestra by Claude Debussy, inspired by Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s poem “The Blessed Damozel.”

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instanceOf cantata
lyrical cantata
approximateDuration 25 minutes
associatedComposer Dante Gabriel Rossetti
surface form: Dante Gabriel Rossetti (as poet)
basedOn The Blessed Damozel
catalogueNote early important work of Claude Debussy
composer Claude Debussy
compositionEndYear 1888
compositionStartYear 1887
genre symphonic cantata
vocal-orchestral work
hasKeyThemes longing
spiritual transcendence
hasMovement orchestral prelude
vocal section
influencedBy Pre-Raphaelite poetry
symbolism
inspiredBy Dante Gabriel Rossetti
language French
movementCount 2
notableFor lyrical vocal writing
sensuous orchestration
notableRecording recordings by major French orchestras
orchestration brass
harp
strings
woodwinds
originalTitleLanguage French
period late Romantic
premiereCountry France
premiereDate 1893
premierePlace Paris
scoredFor female voices
mezzo-soprano soloist
orchestra
soprano soloist
style early Debussy
subjectMatter mystical love
vision of the afterlife
textAdaptedBy Claude Debussy
textAuthor Dante Gabriel Rossetti
titleTranslation The Blessed Damozel
vocalForces mezzo-soprano solo
soprano solo
women's chorus

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Claude Debussy notableWork La Damoiselle élue