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.

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Act III (Le Martyre de saint Sébastien) 0

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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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