Façade

E212117

Façade is a 1920s experimental entertainment piece combining Edith Sitwell’s recited poems with William Walton’s modernist chamber music, known for its witty, jazz-influenced style.

All labels observed (1)

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Façade canonical 3

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf entertainment piece ⓘ
melodrama ⓘ
spoken-word musical work ⓘ
artisticCollaborationBetween Edith Sitwell ⓘ
William Walton ⓘ
associatedWithMovement British modernism ⓘ
authorOfText Edith Sitwell ⓘ
composer William Walton ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
genre chamber music ⓘ
experimental music ⓘ
modernist music ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn 20th-century British music ⓘ
spoken-word with music works ⓘ
hasPart chamber ensemble music ⓘ
recited poems ⓘ
language English ⓘ
musicBy William Walton ⓘ
notableFor combining spoken poetry with instrumental music ⓘ
jazz-inspired rhythms ⓘ
satirical and humorous tone ⓘ
period 1920s ⓘ
poet Edith Sitwell ⓘ
style jazz-influenced ⓘ
witty ⓘ
textForm poetry ⓘ
usesInstrumentation chamber ensemble ⓘ
usesTechnique recitation over music ⓘ
workTextBy Edith Sitwell ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

William Walton → notableWork → Façade ⓘ
Edith Sitwell → notableWork → Façade ⓘ
Dream Country → containsStory → Façade ⓘ