Le Visage nuptial

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Le Visage nuptial is a modernist vocal-orchestral work by Pierre Boulez, notable for its complex serial techniques and setting of surrealist poetry.

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Le Visage nuptial canonical 1
The Nuptial Face 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cantata ⓘ
modernist composition ⓘ
vocal-orchestral work ⓘ
associatedMovement post-war avant-garde ⓘ
basedOn poems by René Char ⓘ
catalogueStatus revised multiple times by the composer ⓘ
composer Pierre Boulez ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
genre contemporary classical music ⓘ
hasPart movement I ⓘ
movement II ⓘ
movement III ⓘ
movement IV ⓘ
movement V ⓘ
hasVersion 1946 chamber version ⓘ
1951 revision ⓘ
1985 revision ⓘ
influencedBy Anton Webern ⓘ
Second Viennese School ⓘ
language French ⓘ
movementCount 5 ⓘ
notableCharacteristic complex serial techniques ⓘ
dense orchestration ⓘ
highly structured formal design ⓘ
integration of voice and ensemble ⓘ
period 20th-century music ⓘ
poeticStyle surrealism ⓘ
premiereDate 1957 ⓘ
premiereFestival Donaueschinger Musiktage ⓘ
premiereLocation Donaueschingen ⓘ
publisher Universal Edition ⓘ
relatedWork Le Soleil des eaux ⓘ
Pli selon pli ⓘ
scoredFor mezzo-soprano ⓘ
mixed chorus ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
soprano ⓘ
women's chorus ⓘ
style modernism ⓘ
textAuthor René Char ⓘ
titleTranslation The Nuptial Face ⓘ
linked to: Le Visage nuptial
usesEnsemble chorus and soloists ⓘ
large orchestra ⓘ
usesTechnique advanced vocal writing ⓘ
complex rhythmic structures ⓘ
serialism ⓘ
twelve-tone technique ⓘ
workTitleLanguage French ⓘ

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Pierre Boulez → notableWork → Le Visage nuptial ⓘ
Le Visage nuptial → titleTranslation → The Nuptial Face ⓘ
linked to: Le Visage nuptial