Passepied
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Passepied is the lively, dance-like final movement of Claude Debussy’s Suite bergamasque, known for its light, playful character and intricate rhythms.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Passepied (from Suite bergamasque) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dance-style movement
ⓘ
piano piece movement ⓘ solo piano work ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Menuet (Suite bergamasque) NERFINISHED ⓘ Prélude (Suite bergamasque) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | baroque passepied dance ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | L. 75 (as part of Suite bergamasque) ⓘ |
| character |
light
ⓘ
lively ⓘ playful ⓘ |
| composer | Claude Debussy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | French ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | no known specific dedicatee ⓘ |
| difficulty | advanced piano level ⓘ |
| feature |
contrasting middle section
ⓘ
dance-like character ⓘ delicate textures ⓘ intricate rhythms ⓘ rapid tempo ⓘ staccato articulation ⓘ |
| firstPublication | 1905 ⓘ |
| form | ternary form ⓘ |
| genre | Impressionist piano music ⓘ |
| harmony |
chromatic colorations
ⓘ
extended tonal harmony ⓘ |
| influencedBy | French baroque dance forms ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| key | F-sharp minor ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
light, transparent sonorities
ⓘ
use of modal inflections ⓘ virtuosic passagework ⓘ |
| partOf | Suite bergamasque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
concert repertoire
ⓘ
piano recitals ⓘ |
| period | late Romantic era ⓘ |
| positionInWork | final movement ⓘ |
| publisher | Fromont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhythmicProfile | quick triple meter ⓘ |
| style | French Impressionism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| texture |
broken chord figurations
ⓘ
melody with accompaniment ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 3/8 ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | approximately 3 minutes ⓘ |
| workTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Passepied (from Suite bergamasque)