Perpetuum mobile
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Perpetuum mobile is a light, humorous orchestral piece by Johann Strauss II that playfully suggests endless motion through its lively, repetitive musical patterns.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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orchestral piece ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New Year’s concerts
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Viennese concert tradition ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Strauss II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| genre |
humorous music
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light music ⓘ |
| hasHumorType |
musical humor
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programmatic joke ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
humorous character
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lively tempo ⓘ repetitive patterns ⓘ suggestion of endless motion ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | orchestral work ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic |
comic effect through repetition
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light, entertaining character ⓘ playful ending device implying continuation ⓘ |
| hasRecording |
Johann Strauss Orchestra recordings
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Vienna Philharmonic recordings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later light orchestral encore pieces ⓘ |
| isBasedOnConcept | perpetual motion ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyPerformedAs | concert encore ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyPerformedBy |
Viennese orchestras
NERFINISHED
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symphony orchestras ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Latin ⓘ |
| movementCount | 1 ⓘ |
| partOfRepertoire | Johann Strauss II orchestral repertoire ⓘ |
| style | Viennese light music ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Perpetual motion ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation | orchestra ⓘ |
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