Jimbo’s Lullaby

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Jimbo’s Lullaby is a gentle, characterful piano piece by Claude Debussy depicting a child’s stuffed elephant being rocked to sleep.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character piece
piano piece
solo piano work
catalogueNumber L. 113/114 (within Children’s Corner)
character gentle
playful
whimsical
commonPerformanceContext piano recital
student piano examination repertoire
composer Claude Debussy NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
dateOfComposition 1908
dedicatedTo Claude-Emma Debussy NERFINISHED
depicts a child’s stuffed elephant being rocked to sleep
dynamicCharacter lullaby-like
soft
genre children’s piece
impressionist piano music
hasForm ternary-like form
instrumentation solo piano
intendedAudience children
intendedPerformerAge adult pianist
key D-flat major
languageOfTitle English
motivicFeature elephantine, heavy-sounding theme
rocking accompaniment
originalTitle Jimbo, Lullaby of the Elephant NERFINISHED
originalTitleLanguage French
partOf Children’s Corner NERFINISHED
positionInSeries second piece in Children’s Corner
style impressionism
tempoMarking Andantino
timeSignature 3/4

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Children’s Corner movement Jimbo’s Lullaby