Forlane
E757845
Forlane is a graceful, dance-inspired movement from Maurice Ravel’s suite *Le Tombeau de Couperin*, known for its lilting rhythm and neoclassical elegance.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Forlane (Ravel) | 0 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical movement
ⓘ
orchestral movement ⓘ piano movement ⓘ |
| basedOn | forlane (Italian dance) ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | French neoclassicism ⓘ |
| character |
elegant
ⓘ
graceful ⓘ |
| commemorativeContext | memorial character of Le Tombeau de Couperin ⓘ |
| composer | Maurice Ravel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionDecade | 1910s ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | World War I era ⓘ |
| cyclePosition |
follows Prélude (Ravel, Le Tombeau de Couperin)
ⓘ
precedes Menuet (Ravel, Le Tombeau de Couperin) ⓘ |
| danceAssociation | Baroque court dance ⓘ |
| danceOrigin | Italian folk dance ⓘ |
| firstPublication | 1918 ⓘ |
| genre | neoclassical music ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
François Couperin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Baroque dance forms ⓘ |
| key | E minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| laterInstrumentation | orchestra ⓘ |
| movementNumber | second movement ⓘ |
| nationalityOfComposer | French ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
ornamented melodic lines
ⓘ
subtle harmonic color ⓘ use of modal inflections ⓘ |
| orchestralSuiteSelection | included in orchestral version of Le Tombeau de Couperin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orchestrationByComposer | Maurice Ravel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalInstrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| partOf | Le Tombeau de Couperin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
concert repertoire
ⓘ
orchestral concerts ⓘ piano recitals ⓘ |
| rhythmicFeature | lilting rhythm ⓘ |
| style | dance-inspired ⓘ |
| suitePublicationContext | Le Tombeau de Couperin first published for piano in 1918 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempoMarking | Allegretto ⓘ |
| texture |
polyphonic
ⓘ
transparent ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | approximately 5 minutes ⓘ |
| workTitleMeaning | forlane (type of dance) ⓘ |
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