Prélude à la nuit

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Prélude à la nuit is the atmospheric first movement of Maurice Ravel’s orchestral suite Rapsodie espagnole, noted for its subtle Spanish color and nocturnal mood.

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Prélude à la nuit canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral movement ⓘ
approximateCompositionPeriod 1907 ⓘ
associatedWorkBySameComposer Boléro ⓘ
Daphnis et Chloé ⓘ
Ma mère l’Oye ⓘ
composer Maurice Ravel ⓘ
composerNationality French ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
genre orchestral music ⓘ
hasMood dreamlike ⓘ
mysterious ⓘ
serene ⓘ
hasQuality atmospheric ⓘ
nocturnal mood ⓘ
subtle Spanish color ⓘ
influencedBy Spanish music ⓘ
key A major ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
movementNumber 1 ⓘ
notableFeature delicate woodwind writing ⓘ
habanera rhythm influence ⓘ
muted strings ⓘ
soft dynamic levels ⓘ
orchestration full orchestra ⓘ
partOf Rapsodie espagnole ⓘ
orchestral suite ⓘ
partOfCatalogueOf Maurice Ravel’s orchestral works ⓘ
partOfCycleWith Feria ⓘ
Habanera ⓘ
Malagueña ⓘ
premiereCountry France ⓘ
premieredAsPartOf Rapsodie espagnole ⓘ
premiereLocation Paris ⓘ
recordedBy Berlin Philharmonic ⓘ
London Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
Orchestre National de France ⓘ
Orchestre de Paris ⓘ
style Impressionism in music ⓘ
tempoMarking Très modéré ⓘ
titleTranslation Prelude to the Night ⓘ
typicalDuration about 4 minutes ⓘ
typicalPerformanceContext concert hall ⓘ
usesMotif descending four-note motif ⓘ
workTitle Prélude à la nuit ⓘ

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

Rapsodie espagnole → movement → Prélude à la nuit ⓘ
Prélude à la nuit → workTitle → Prélude à la nuit ⓘ
Feria → partOfCycleWith → Prélude à la nuit ⓘ