Le Gibet is slow and haunting
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"Le Gibet" is the eerie, atmospheric middle movement of Maurice Ravel’s piano suite Gaspard de la nuit, known for its tolling-bell motif and somber, suspended mood.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Le Gibet | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
movement
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musical composition ⓘ piano piece ⓘ |
| associatedTechnique |
control of long-held sonorities
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even repeated notes ⓘ |
| basedOn | poem "Le Gibet" by Aloysius Bertrand ⓘ |
| character |
atmospheric
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eerie ⓘ haunting ⓘ slow ⓘ |
| composer | Maurice Ravel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionDate | 1908 ⓘ |
| cycle | Gaspard de la nuit ⓘ |
| dynamicProfile | mostly soft ⓘ |
| followedBy | Scarbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| key | E-flat minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTextSource | French ⓘ |
| mood | somber ⓘ |
| motifType | bell-like ostinato ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| nationalityOfComposer | French ⓘ |
| notableFeature | tolling-bell motif ⓘ |
| partOf | Gaspard de la nuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pedalUsage | extensive ⓘ |
| positionInWork | middle movement ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ondine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1909 ⓘ |
| premierePerformer | Ricardo Viñes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reception |
considered a masterpiece of piano writing
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noted for its chilling atmosphere ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | Impressionism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
contemplation of death
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gallows scene ⓘ |
| technicalDemand | virtuosic ⓘ |
| tempoCharacter | very slow ⓘ |
| texture | suspended ⓘ |
| textureType | ostinato-based ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Gallows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | about 7 minutes ⓘ |
| workNumberInComposerOutput | one of Ravel's most difficult piano works (within Gaspard de la nuit) ⓘ |
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