Éclat

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Éclat is a 1965 chamber work by Pierre Boulez that explores shimmering timbres, intricate textures, and flexible time through a distinctive ensemble of piano and selected instruments.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Éclat canonical 1
Éclat/Multiples 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber music composition ⓘ
musical work ⓘ
catalogueNumber Boulez work from mid-1960s period ⓘ
composer Pierre Boulez ⓘ
composerStyle post-serialism ⓘ
serialism ⓘ
compositionYear 1965 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
dedicatedTo Hans Rosbaud NERFINISHED ⓘ
duration approximately 10 minutes ⓘ
genre avant-garde music ⓘ
contemporary classical music ⓘ
hasPart celesta ⓘ
cimbalom ⓘ
clarinet ⓘ
flute ⓘ
glockenspiel ⓘ
guitar ⓘ
harp ⓘ
horn ⓘ
mandolin ⓘ
oboe ⓘ
percussion ⓘ
piano ⓘ
trumpet ⓘ
vibraphone ⓘ
viola ⓘ
violoncello ⓘ
influencedBy Anton Webern ⓘ
Second Viennese School ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
notableFeature exploration of shimmering timbres ⓘ
flexible treatment of musical time ⓘ
intricate textures ⓘ
performancePractice requires conductor ⓘ
requires virtuosic ensemble playing ⓘ
period 20th-century music ⓘ
premiereDate 1965 ⓘ
publisher Universal Edition ⓘ
relatedWork Éclat/Multiples ⓘ
linked to: Éclat
scoring chamber ensemble with piano and selected instruments ⓘ
titleLanguage French ⓘ
titleMeaning “brilliance” or “splinter” in French ⓘ
usesTechnique controlled aleatoric procedures ⓘ
open form elements ⓘ
precise rhythmic notation ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pierre Boulez → notableWork → Éclat ⓘ
Éclat → relatedWork → Éclat/Multiples ⓘ
linked to: Éclat