Nuages
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Nuages is the first movement of Claude Debussy's orchestral work "Nocturnes," evoking shifting cloudscapes through subtle, atmospheric orchestration.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
ⓘ
orchestral movement ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | L. 91 ⓘ |
| character |
atmospheric
ⓘ
subtle ⓘ |
| composer | Claude Debussy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | French ⓘ |
| cycle | Nocturnes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition |
1897
ⓘ
1898 ⓘ |
| evokes |
clouds
ⓘ
shifting cloudscapes ⓘ |
| followedByInCycle |
Fêtes
ⓘ
Sirènes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsInCycle | none ⓘ |
| genre | orchestral music ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Impressionist painting
ⓘ
symbolist aesthetics ⓘ |
| key | B minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
delicate orchestration
ⓘ
motivic repetition ⓘ static harmonic fields ⓘ subdued dynamics ⓘ use of parallel chords ⓘ |
| numberOfMovementsInCycle | 3 GENERATED ⓘ |
| orchestration | orchestra ⓘ |
| partOf |
Claude Debussy’s orchestral repertoire
ⓘ
Nocturnes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfPremiereWork | Nocturnes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByInCycle | none ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Camille Chevillard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate |
1900
ⓘ
1901 ⓘ |
| premiereEnsemble | Orchestre Lamoureux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stylePeriod |
Impressionism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
late Romantic ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
atmospheric sky
ⓘ
movement of clouds ⓘ |
| tempoIndication | Modéré ⓘ |
| title | Nuages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | Clouds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workBy | Claude Debussy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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