Ballet des sylphes
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Ballet des sylphes is a delicate, ethereal ballet sequence featuring dancing sylphs, best known as one of the most poetic and atmospheric episodes in Hector Berlioz’s dramatic legend *La damnation de Faust*.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert piece
ⓘ
orchestral ballet movement ⓘ |
| associatedComposerNationality | French ⓘ |
| associatedWork | La damnation de Faust, Op. 24 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Faust legend ⓘ |
| characteristic |
atmospheric
ⓘ
delicate ⓘ ethereal ⓘ poetic ⓘ |
| composer | Hector Berlioz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features | dancing sylphs ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext | concert performance of La damnation de Faust ⓘ |
| genre |
ballet
ⓘ
programmatic orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasForm | through-composed scenic piece ⓘ |
| influencedBy | French ballet tradition ⓘ |
| language | instrumental (no sung text) ⓘ |
| movementType | ballet sequence ⓘ |
| notableAs | one of the most poetic episodes in La damnation de Faust ⓘ |
| orchestration | orchestra ⓘ |
| partOf | La damnation de Faust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performancePractice | often excerpted in orchestral concerts ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Faustian legend in music ⓘ |
| relatedWork | other ballet scenes in 19th-century French music ⓘ |
| setting | fantastical, dreamlike atmosphere ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | supernatural spirits (sylphs) ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Ballet of the Sylphs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workNumberInSource | episode within the multi-part dramatic legend ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
La damnation de Faust