Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80

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incidental music orchestral suite

Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80 is Gabriel Fauré’s atmospheric incidental music for Maurice Maeterlinck’s symbolist play, noted for its refined orchestration and lyrical, impressionistic character.

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Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80 (excerpts) 1
Pelléas 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf incidental music ⓘ
orchestral suite ⓘ
adaptedAs concert suite ⓘ
basedOn Pelléas et Mélisande (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOnWorkAuthor Maurice Maeterlinck NERFINISHED ⓘ
belongsToRepertoire orchestral concert repertoire ⓘ
theatrical incidental music repertoire ⓘ
cataloguedAs Opus 80 NERFINISHED ⓘ
commissionedBy Mrs. Patrick Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ
commissionedFor stage production of Pelléas et Mélisande ⓘ
composer Gabriel Fauré NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1898 ⓘ
genre incidental music ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ
suite ⓘ
hasPart Fileuse ⓘ
La mort de Mélisande NERFINISHED ⓘ
Prélude ⓘ
Sicilienne NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesInstrument bassoon ⓘ
clarinet ⓘ
flute ⓘ
harp ⓘ
horn ⓘ
oboe ⓘ
strings ⓘ
intendedFor theatre performance ⓘ
keyWorkOf Gabriel Fauré NERFINISHED ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
notableMovement Sicilienne ⓘ
notedFor atmospheric quality ⓘ
lyrical character ⓘ
refined orchestration ⓘ
subtle harmonic language ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 80 ⓘ
orchestration small orchestra ⓘ
period late 19th century ⓘ
premiereCity London NERFINISHED ⓘ
premiereLocation London NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedWork Pelléas et Mélisande (Debussy opera) NERFINISHED ⓘ
style impressionistic ⓘ
late Romantic ⓘ
typicalDuration approximately 20 minutes ⓘ
workNumber 80 ⓘ
workTitle Pelléas et Mélisande NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Jewels → musicForEmeraldsWork → Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80 (excerpts)
Gabriel Fauré → notableWork → Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80 ⓘ
Pelléas et Mélisande → originalRole → Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pelléas