La Damoiselle élue

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La Damoiselle élue is a lyrical cantata for female voices and orchestra by Claude Debussy, inspired by Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s poem “The Blessed Damozel.”

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instanceOf cantata ⓘ
lyrical cantata ⓘ
approximateDuration 25 minutes ⓘ
associatedComposer Dante Gabriel Rossetti (as poet) ⓘ
basedOn The Blessed Damozel ⓘ
catalogueNote early important work of Claude Debussy ⓘ
composer Claude Debussy ⓘ
compositionEndYear 1888 ⓘ
compositionStartYear 1887 ⓘ
genre symphonic cantata ⓘ
vocal-orchestral work ⓘ
hasKeyThemes longing ⓘ
spiritual transcendence ⓘ
hasMovement orchestral prelude ⓘ
vocal section ⓘ
influencedBy Pre-Raphaelite poetry ⓘ
symbolism ⓘ
inspiredBy Dante Gabriel Rossetti ⓘ
language French ⓘ
movementCount 2 ⓘ
notableFor lyrical vocal writing ⓘ
sensuous orchestration ⓘ
notableRecording recordings by major French orchestras ⓘ
orchestration brass ⓘ
harp ⓘ
strings ⓘ
woodwinds ⓘ
originalTitleLanguage French ⓘ
period late Romantic ⓘ
premiereCountry France ⓘ
premiereDate 1893 ⓘ
premierePlace Paris ⓘ
scoredFor female voices ⓘ
mezzo-soprano soloist ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
soprano soloist ⓘ
style early Debussy ⓘ
subjectMatter mystical love ⓘ
vision of the afterlife ⓘ
textAdaptedBy Claude Debussy ⓘ
textAuthor Dante Gabriel Rossetti ⓘ
titleTranslation The Blessed Damozel ⓘ
vocalForces mezzo-soprano solo ⓘ
soprano solo ⓘ
women's chorus ⓘ

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