Jeux de vagues

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Jeux de vagues is the lively, shimmering second movement of Claude Debussy’s orchestral work La Mer, evoking the playful motion and changing textures of ocean waves.

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Jeux de vagues canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work ⓘ
orchestral movement ⓘ
approximateCompositionPeriod 1903–1905 ⓘ
associatedComposerNationality French ⓘ
character lively ⓘ
playful ⓘ
shimmering ⓘ
composer Claude Debussy ⓘ
depicts changing textures of the sea ⓘ
playful motion of waves ⓘ
genre orchestral music ⓘ
symphonic sketch ⓘ
hasPart Jeux de vagues ⓘ
key D major (approximate, tonally fluid) ⓘ
language French ⓘ
movementNumber 2 ⓘ
notableFeature complex rhythmic interplay ⓘ
rapid figurations suggesting wave motion ⓘ
subtle orchestral color changes ⓘ
orchestration full orchestra ⓘ
partOf La Mer ⓘ
positionInWork second movement ⓘ
premiereWork La Mer ⓘ
style Impressionism ⓘ
subject ocean waves ⓘ
tempoCharacter animated ⓘ
title Jeux de vagues ⓘ
typicalEnsemble symphony orchestra ⓘ
typicalPerformanceContext concert hall ⓘ
workSeriesPosition between De l’aube à midi sur la mer and Dialogue du vent et de la mer ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

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

La Mer → movement → Jeux de vagues ⓘ
subject linked to: Debussy La Mer
La Mer → movementNumber2Title → Jeux de vagues ⓘ
subject linked to: Debussy La Mer
La Mer → movement → Jeux de vagues ⓘ
Jeux de vagues → title → Jeux de vagues ⓘ
La Mer → hasPart → Jeux de vagues ⓘ
subject linked to: Jeux de vagues
Dialogue du vent et de la mer → follows → Jeux de vagues ⓘ
L. 109 → movementTitle → Jeux de vagues ⓘ