La danse de Puck

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La danse de Puck is a lively, whimsical piano piece by Claude Debussy that evokes the mischievous character Puck through light, playful textures and quick, darting rhythms.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
La danse de Puck canonical 2
Puck’s Dance 1

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf character piece ⓘ
piano piece ⓘ
solo piano work ⓘ
associatedWork Préludes, Book I ⓘ
linked to: Préludes (Book I)
basedOnCharacterFrom William Shakespeare ⓘ
character lively ⓘ
playful ⓘ
whimsical ⓘ
composer Claude Debussy ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
dedicatedTo none (not specifically dedicated) ⓘ
depicts mischievous fairy ⓘ
evokes fantastical atmosphere ⓘ
lightness and agility ⓘ
evokesCharacter Puck ⓘ
genre Impressionist piano music ⓘ
hasDynamics frequent contrasts ⓘ
hasMood capricious ⓘ
humorous ⓘ
hasTechnique light articulation ⓘ
rapid passagework ⓘ
hasTexture staccato figurations ⓘ
instrumentation solo piano ⓘ
intendedInstrument piano ⓘ
isFrequentlyRecorded true ⓘ
isProgrammatic true ⓘ
musicalCharacter mischievous ⓘ
partOf Préludes, Book I ⓘ
linked to: Préludes (Book I)
period early 20th century ⓘ
requiresSkillLevel advanced pianist ⓘ
rhythmicFeatures quick darting rhythms ⓘ
style Impressionism ⓘ
texture light ⓘ
titleLanguage French ⓘ
translationOfTitle Puck’s Dance ⓘ
linked to: La danse de Puck
typicalPerformanceContext piano competitions ⓘ
recital repertoire ⓘ
usesMusicalDevice grace notes ⓘ
ornamentation ⓘ
sudden dynamic changes ⓘ
syncopated rhythms ⓘ

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

Préludes (Book I) → containsWork → La danse de Puck ⓘ
La danse de Puck → translationOfTitle → Puck’s Dance ⓘ
linked to: La danse de Puck