Aubade

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Aubade is a 1929 dance cantata by Francis Poulenc, notable for its neoclassical style and depiction of the myth of Diana through music for piano and small orchestra.

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Aubade canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cantata ⓘ
dance cantata ⓘ
basedOn myth of Diana ⓘ
catalogueNumber FP 51 ⓘ
commissionedBy Princess Edmond de Polignac ⓘ
composer Francis Poulenc ⓘ
composerNationality French ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
dateOfComposition 1929 ⓘ
depicts Diana and her nymphs ⓘ
mythological scene ⓘ
firstPerformanceContext ballet-style staging ⓘ
private performance ⓘ
form one-act work ⓘ
genre neoclassical music ⓘ
hasInstrumentation bassoon ⓘ
clarinet ⓘ
flute ⓘ
horn ⓘ
oboe ⓘ
percussion ⓘ
piano solo ⓘ
strings ⓘ
timpani ⓘ
trombone ⓘ
trumpet ⓘ
hasKeyCharacteristic clear classical forms with modern harmonies ⓘ
lyrical melodic writing ⓘ
rhythmic vitality ⓘ
hasPart Adagio ⓘ
Final ⓘ
Presto ⓘ
Rondeau ⓘ
Toccata ⓘ
language French ⓘ
movementCount 11 ⓘ
notableFeature combination of concerto and cantata elements ⓘ
depiction of Diana’s solitude and inner conflict ⓘ
prominent solo piano part ⓘ
period 20th-century classical music ⓘ
premiereLocation Paris ⓘ
scoredFor chamber orchestra ⓘ
piano ⓘ
small orchestra ⓘ
style neoclassicism ⓘ
subject goddess Diana ⓘ
linked to: Artemis
workTitleInFrench Aubade ⓘ
yearOfPremiere 1929 ⓘ

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Aubade (ballet) → title → Aubade ⓘ