Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher
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Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher is a dramatic oratorio by Paul Claudel (with music by Arthur Honegger) that portrays the trial and final moments of Joan of Arc through a blend of spoken drama and choral music.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic oratorio
ⓘ
oratorio ⓘ stage work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arthur Honegger’s religious works
ⓘ
French sacred repertoire ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Joan of Arc ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Ida Rubinstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Arthur Honegger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticDevice |
allegorical characters
ⓘ
flashback structure ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Frère Dominique
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Jeanne d’Arc NERFINISHED ⓘ animals as allegorical figures ⓘ voices of saints ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Éditions Salabert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | dramatic oratorio ⓘ |
| genre |
choral music
ⓘ
sacred drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
faith
ⓘ
justice and injustice ⓘ martyrdom ⓘ |
| includes |
choral passages
ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ spoken dialogue ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist | Paul Claudel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
execution of Joan of Arc
ⓘ
trial of Joan of Arc ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
recordings conducted by Charles Munch
ⓘ
recordings conducted by Leonard Bernstein ⓘ recordings conducted by Seiji Ozawa ⓘ |
| orchestration |
chorus
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ solo voices ⓘ speaker roles ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
often staged with theatrical elements
ⓘ
performed in concert form ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century music ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1938-05-12 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Basel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfStory | Hundred Years’ War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | prologue and 11 scenes ⓘ |
| style | modernist ⓘ |
| subject | Joan of Arc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 15th century France ⓘ |
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