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.
Statements (33)
| 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
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soft ⓘ |
| genre |
children’s piece
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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
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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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