Lever du jour
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Lever du jour is the luminous dawn episode from Maurice Ravel’s ballet *Daphnis et Chloé*, celebrated for its shimmering orchestration and evocative depiction of daybreak.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet excerpt
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concert excerpt ⓘ orchestral piece ⓘ |
| associatedWorkSection | Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | pastoral love story of Daphnis and Chloe ⓘ |
| composer | Maurice Ravel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
celebrated as one of Ravel’s finest examples of orchestration
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widely admired for its atmospheric depiction of nature ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext | premiered as part of the complete ballet Daphnis et Chloé ⓘ |
| genre | Impressionist orchestral music ⓘ |
| influencedBy | French musical Impressionism ⓘ |
| instrumentationDetail |
bassoons and contrabassoon
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clarinets and bass clarinet ⓘ divided strings ⓘ horns ⓘ oboes and English horn ⓘ piccolo and flutes ⓘ timpani and light percussion ⓘ trombones and tuba ⓘ trumpets ⓘ two harps ⓘ wordless SATB choir ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| movementPosition | third part opening ⓘ |
| musicalCharacteristic |
evocative depiction of dawn
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fluid, continuous texture ⓘ gradual dynamic crescendo ⓘ modal and extended tonal harmony ⓘ rich harmonic color ⓘ shimmering orchestration ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
depicts sunrise
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prepares the pastoral morning scene in Daphnis et Chloé ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature |
divided strings
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harp arpeggios ⓘ large symphony orchestra ⓘ prominent woodwind writing ⓘ subtle percussion ⓘ wordless mixed chorus ⓘ |
| partOf | Daphnis et Chloé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
frequently excerpted in orchestral concerts
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often performed in concert as part of Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2 ⓘ |
| publisher | Durand (as part of Daphnis et Chloé) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Danse générale (from Daphnis et Chloé)
NERFINISHED
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Nocturne (from Daphnis et Chloé) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempoIndication | generally performed at a moderate, flowing tempo ⓘ |
| texture |
begins with very soft, transparent textures
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builds to a full orchestral climax ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Daybreak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Daphnis et Chloé