Act III
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Act III is one of the central dramatic sections of Claude Debussy’s symbolist musical mystery play *Le Martyre de saint Sébastien*, advancing the spiritual and theatrical narrative of Saint Sebastian’s martyrdom.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Act III (Le Martyre de saint Sébastien) | 0 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
act of stage work
ⓘ
section of musical drama ⓘ |
| advancesNarrativeOf | martyrdom of Saint Sebastian ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Symbolism ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| basedOn | legend of Saint Sebastian ⓘ |
| composer | Claude Debussy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstPerformance | 1911 ⓘ |
| follows | Act II (Le Martyre de saint Sébastien) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | symbolist musical mystery play act ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOfText | Gabriele D’Annunzio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
chorus
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ voices ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Saint Sebastian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParentWorkForm |
mystery play
ⓘ
orchestral-choral drama ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitle | Acte III (Le Martyre de saint Sébastien) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicStyle | Impressionist ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
advances spiritual development of Saint Sebastian
ⓘ
prepares for martyrdom of Saint Sebastian ⓘ |
| originalPerformanceType |
incidental music
ⓘ
spoken text with orchestral music ⓘ |
| partOf | Le Martyre de saint Sébastien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCatalogueOfComposer | works of Claude Debussy GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOfPremiereVenueWork | Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris GENERATED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | 3 ⓘ |
| precedes | Act IV (Le Martyre de saint Sébastien) ⓘ |
| setting | early Christian Rome ⓘ |
| theatricalFunction | central dramatic section ⓘ |
| thematicFocus |
mystical and religious symbolism
ⓘ
spiritual trial of Saint Sebastian ⓘ |
| workLanguage | French ⓘ |
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