La valse à mille temps
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"La valse à mille temps" is a celebrated 1959 chanson by Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel, known for its increasingly rapid waltz tempo and witty, bittersweet lyrics about love and modern life.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La valse à mille temps canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
song
ⓘ
waltz ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Belgian chanson
ⓘ
European cabaret tradition ⓘ |
| composer | Jacques Brel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Jacques Brel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decadeOfRelease | 1950s ⓘ |
| genre |
French popular music
ⓘ
chanson ⓘ waltz ⓘ |
| hasForm | strophic song with variations ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later French-language singer-songwriters ⓘ |
| hasPart |
lyrics about love
ⓘ
lyrics about modern life ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
bittersweet tone
ⓘ
increasingly rapid tempo ⓘ witty lyrics ⓘ |
| hasReception | considered a classic of French-language chanson ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | waltz dance form ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| lyricist | Jacques Brel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative use of tempo changes
ⓘ
wordplay in French ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| partOf | Jacques Brel’s repertoire ⓘ |
| performancePractice | often performed live by Jacques Brel ⓘ |
| performer | Jacques Brel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
cover versions by various artists
ⓘ
musicological analyses of tempo and text ⓘ |
| tempoMarking | accelerating waltz ⓘ |
| theme |
passage of time
ⓘ
romantic relationships ⓘ urban modernity ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 3/4 ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Waltz in a Thousand Time(s) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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