Sur les lagunes in G minor
E815642
Sur les lagunes in G minor is a melancholic art song by Hector Berlioz, part of his song cycle Les Nuits d’été, known for its dark orchestral colors and expressive vocal line.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sur les lagunes (in G minor) | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art song
ⓘ
mélodie ⓘ |
| associatedComposer | Romantic era ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Les Nuits d’été (orchestral version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnPoem | Sur les lagunes (poem by Théophile Gautier) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNote | often listed as no. 3 of Les Nuits d’été ⓘ |
| characteristic |
dark orchestral colors
ⓘ
expressive vocal line ⓘ |
| composer | Hector Berlioz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| cycleNumberInLesNuitsDété | 3 ⓘ |
| cycleTotalSongsInLesNuitsDété | 6 ⓘ |
| cycleVersionOrchestrated | circa 1856 ⓘ |
| firstPublication | 1841 ⓘ |
| followedInCycleBy | Absence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
French mélodie
ⓘ
art song ⓘ |
| key | G minor ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| laterOrchestrationBy | Hector Berlioz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mood | melancholic ⓘ |
| notableRecordingBy |
Janet Baker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
José van Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Regine Crespin NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Hampson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalScoring | voice and piano ⓘ |
| partOf | Les Nuits d’été NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceForces |
solo voice and orchestra
ⓘ
solo voice and piano ⓘ |
| period | Romantic music ⓘ |
| precededInCycleBy | Le spectre de la rose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Schlesinger (original piano version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | a sailor mourning his dead beloved ⓘ |
| textBy | Théophile Gautier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textSourceCollection | La Comédie de la mort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| texture | lyric vocal line over atmospheric accompaniment ⓘ |
| theme |
death
ⓘ
grief ⓘ loss ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | about 6 minutes ⓘ |
| vocalRange | medium voice ⓘ |
| vocalTypeOftenPerformedBy |
baritone
ⓘ
mezzo-soprano ⓘ |
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