L'Histoire du soldat

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L'Histoire du soldat is a theatrical work by Igor Stravinsky that combines music, narration, and dance to tell a Faustian tale of a soldier who bargains with the devil.

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L'Histoire du soldat canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber music piece
melodrama
theatrical work
antagonist the Devil
surface form: the devil
authorOfText Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz
basedOn Faust legend
commissionedBy Werner Reinhart
composer Igor Stravinsky
duration approximately 50 minutes
features actors
dancers
narrator
firstConductor Ernest Ansermet
genre ballet with narration
theatrical music
hasVersion concert suite for orchestra
suite for violin, clarinet, and piano
historicalContext World War I
includesCharacter the Devil
the Narrator
the Princess
instrumentation bassoon
clarinet
cornet or trumpet
double bass
percussion
piano
trombone
violin
intendedFor small touring ensemble
language French
mainCharacter a soldier
narrativeTheme Faustian bargain
notableMovement Ragtime
Tango
Viennese waltz
surface form: Waltz
periodOfComposition 1917–1918
placeInOeuvre early neoclassical work by Igor Stravinsky
premiereCountry Switzerland
premiereDate 1918-09-28
premierePlace Lausanne
publisher Chester Music
setting rural environment during wartime
structure music, narration, and dance
style influenced by jazz
influenced by popular dance forms
neoclassical

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Igor Stravinsky notableWork L'Histoire du soldat
Ebony Concerto relatedWork L'Histoire du soldat