Tombeau

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Tombeau is a movement from Pierre Boulez’s orchestral song cycle "Pli selon pli," known for its complex, avant-garde treatment of Mallarmé’s poetry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical movement
orchestral song movement
associatedWork Don, first movement of Pli selon pli NERFINISHED
Improvisation I sur Mallarmé NERFINISHED
Improvisation II sur Mallarmé NERFINISHED
Improvisation III sur Mallarmé NERFINISHED
basedOn poetry of Stéphane Mallarmé
composer Pierre Boulez NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
dedicatedTo memory of Stéphane Mallarmé
genre avant-garde music
contemporary classical music
languageOfText French
movementNumber 5
notableCharacteristic complex rhythmic structures
dense harmonic language
extended vocal techniques
fragmented treatment of text
highly detailed orchestration
partOf Pli selon pli NERFINISHED
period 20th-century music
positionInWork final movement of Pli selon pli
premiereWork Pli selon pli NERFINISHED
style post-serial composition
serialism
textAuthor Stéphane Mallarmé NERFINISHED
titleLanguage French
titleMeaning tomb or memorial
uses large orchestra
soprano voice
workType movement for soprano and orchestra

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Pli selon pli hasPart Tombeau