Le Gibet
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Le Gibet is the haunting, tolling-bell-centered middle movement of Maurice Ravel’s piano suite Gaspard de la nuit, renowned for its eerie atmosphere and technical subtlety.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
movement
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musical composition ⓘ piano piece ⓘ |
| associatedImagery |
corpse hanging at sunset
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distant gallows ⓘ distant tolling bell ⓘ |
| basedOn | poem "Le Gibet" by Aloysius Bertrand ⓘ |
| composer | Maurice Ravel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| cycle | Gaspard de la nuit: Trois poèmes pour piano d'après Aloysius Bertrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedComposerWork | Gaspard de la nuit dedicated to Ricardo Viñes ⓘ |
| difficulty | advanced ⓘ |
| firstPublicationWork | Gaspard de la nuit (1909) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Scarbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | solo piano ⓘ |
| instrumentation | piano ⓘ |
| key | E-flat minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTextSource | French ⓘ |
| mood |
desolate
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haunting ⓘ somber ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| nationalityOfComposer | French ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
eerie atmosphere
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extreme control of tone and voicing ⓘ persistent tolling bell motif ⓘ |
| partOf | Gaspard de la nuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performancePracticeNote |
bell tone usually maintained in the same register throughout
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requires strict rhythmic steadiness ⓘ |
| positionInWork | middle movement ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ondine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
Impressionist
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symbolist-influenced ⓘ |
| technicalDemand |
delicate pedaling
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evenness of repeated notes ⓘ precise voicing of inner parts ⓘ subtle control of dynamics ⓘ |
| tempoIndication | Très lent ⓘ |
| texture |
ostinato-based
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sparse and static ⓘ |
| writtenFor | concert performance ⓘ |
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