Voiles
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"Voiles" is a piano prelude by Claude Debussy, noted for its impressionistic harmonies and ambiguous, atmospheric character.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
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piano prelude ⓘ solo piano composition ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | French musical Impressionism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCentury | 20th century music ⓘ |
| catalogueGrouping | Debussy Préludes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Claude Debussy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Claude Debussy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | no specific dedicatee ⓘ |
| dynamicCharacter | mostly soft dynamics ⓘ |
| firstPublication | Préludes, Book I publication NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Impressionist music ⓘ |
| hasClosingFeature | quiet, fading ending ⓘ |
| hasForm | prelude without strict classical form ⓘ |
| hasKey | no clear traditional key ⓘ |
| hasMovementNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| hasOpeningFeature | whole-tone sonorities ⓘ |
| hasOpusNumber | no opus number ⓘ |
| hasPerformancePractice | emphasis on color and pedal effects ⓘ |
| includedIn | standard piano repertoire ⓘ |
| influencedBy | symbolist and impressionist aesthetics ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| notedFor |
ambiguous atmospheric character
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impressionistic harmonies ⓘ innovative harmonic language ⓘ use of whole-tone scales ⓘ |
| partOf | Préludes, Book I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceMedium | concert performance ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | second prelude in Préludes, Book I ⓘ |
| publisher | Durand (original publisher of Debussy’s Préludes) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhythmicCharacter | flexible and fluid ⓘ |
| style | Impressionism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| texture | predominantly delicate and transparent ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
Sails
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Veils NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tonalCenter | ambiguous ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | about 3 minutes ⓘ |
| usesHarmonyType |
non-functional harmony
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parallel chordal motion ⓘ |
| usesScaleType |
pentatonic elements
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whole-tone scale ⓘ |
| workNumberingSystem | identified by position in Préludes, Book I ⓘ |
| writtenFor | advanced pianists ⓘ |
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