La sérénade interrompue

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La sérénade interrompue is a piano prelude by Claude Debussy, noted for its evocative, Spanish-tinged atmosphere and delicate, interrupted melodic lines.

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La sérénade interrompue canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical composition ⓘ
piano prelude ⓘ
approximateCompositionPeriod 1909–1910 ⓘ
belongsToComposerPhase Debussy’s late piano style ⓘ
belongsToPeriod early 20th-century music ⓘ
characteristic contrasts between lyrical and humorous passages ⓘ
delicate interrupted melodic lines ⓘ
evocative Spanish-tinged atmosphere ⓘ
frequent tempo and character changes ⓘ
subtle dynamic nuances ⓘ
use of bitonality and ambiguous harmony ⓘ
use of guitar-like figurations ⓘ
use of modal inflections ⓘ
composer Claude Debussy ⓘ
dedication none (no specific dedicatee indicated) ⓘ
difficulty advanced piano level ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1910 ⓘ
genre classical music ⓘ
hasCatalogueNumber L. 117/9 ⓘ
hasForm free ternary-like form ⓘ
hasPartOfSeries Préludes, Book I ⓘ
linked to: Préludes (Book I)
influencedBy Spanish popular music idioms ⓘ
serenade tradition ⓘ
instrumentation solo piano ⓘ
key E major (overall tonal center) ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
motif interjecting, interrupting figures ⓘ
serenade-like opening theme ⓘ
notableInterpretiveAspect requires flexible rubato and rhythmic freedom ⓘ
requires refined control of color and touch ⓘ
opusNumber L. 117/9 ⓘ
partOfCatalogue Debussy L catalogue ⓘ
performancePracticeNote often played as part of the complete Préludes, Book I ⓘ
positionInSeries ninth prelude in Préludes, Book I ⓘ
publisher Durand ⓘ
recordedBy Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli ⓘ
Claudio Arrau ⓘ
Krystian Zimerman ⓘ
Walter Gieseking ⓘ
style Impressionism ⓘ
texture predominantly homophonic with ornamental lines ⓘ
titleTranslation The Interrupted Serenade ⓘ
typicalDuration about 3 minutes ⓘ
usesRhythmicElement syncopated and dance-like rhythms ⓘ

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Préludes (Book I) → containsWork → La sérénade interrompue ⓘ
Ce qu’a vu le vent d’ouest → inCollectionWith → La sérénade interrompue ⓘ