Oiseaux tristes

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Oiseaux tristes is a delicate, impressionistic piano piece by Maurice Ravel, evoking the melancholy calls and fluttering of birds in a quiet forest.

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Label Occurrences
Oiseaux tristes canonical 3

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf piano piece ⓘ
associatedWith French impressionism in music ⓘ
character evocative ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ
composer Maurice Ravel ⓘ
difficulty advanced piano repertoire ⓘ
evokes calls of birds ⓘ
fluttering of birds ⓘ
quiet forest atmosphere ⓘ
firstPublication as part of Miroirs ⓘ
genre impressionist music ⓘ
instrumentation solo piano ⓘ
key F-sharp minor ⓘ
musicalTexture transparent ⓘ
nationalityOfComposer French ⓘ
notableFeature bird-call-like melodic figures ⓘ
refined tone color control ⓘ
subtle pedaling requirements ⓘ
partOf Miroirs ⓘ
period early 20th-century music ⓘ
positionInCollection second piece in Miroirs ⓘ
style atmospheric ⓘ
delicate ⓘ
tempoMarking Très lent ⓘ
titleLanguage French ⓘ
titleTranslation Sad Birds ⓘ
typicalPerformanceContext piano recital ⓘ
uses coloristic harmony ⓘ
delicate figurations ⓘ
subtle dynamics ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Miroirs → movement → Oiseaux tristes ⓘ
Miroirs → secondMovement → Oiseaux tristes ⓘ
La vallée des cloches → relatedWork → Oiseaux tristes ⓘ