Clouds

E899637

Clouds is the first movement of Debussy’s orchestral suite "Nocturnes," known for its impressionistic depiction of shifting cloudscapes through subtle orchestral color and texture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
musical work ⓘ
orchestral movement ⓘ
orchestral movement ⓘ
orchestral suite ⓘ
associatedConcept atmosphere ⓘ
nature ⓘ
night ⓘ
belongsToRepertoire standard orchestral repertoire ⓘ
composer Claude Debussy ⓘ
Claude Debussy ⓘ
Claude Debussy ⓘ
depicts clouds ⓘ
shifting cloudscapes ⓘ
firstMovement Nuages ⓘ
genre Impressionist music ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ
hasForm free, rhapsodic form ⓘ
hasMood contemplative ⓘ
mysterious ⓘ
hasTempoCharacter slow ⓘ
influencedBy symbolist aesthetics ⓘ
keyCharacteristic muted orchestral colors ⓘ
parallel chord movement ⓘ
slow, undulating motifs ⓘ
movementNumber 1 ⓘ
1 ⓘ
nationality French ⓘ
notableFeature innovative orchestration ⓘ
static, atmospheric character ⓘ
subtle harmonic shifts ⓘ
numberOfMovements 3 ⓘ
occupation composer ⓘ
orchestration orchestra ⓘ
originalTitle Nuages ⓘ
partOf Nocturnes ⓘ
Nocturnes ⓘ
period early modern ⓘ
late Romantic ⓘ
premieredAsPartOf Nocturnes premiere ⓘ
style Impressionism ⓘ
titleLanguage English ⓘ
French ⓘ
translatedFrom Nuages ⓘ
typicalDuration approximately 7 minutes ⓘ
uses delicate orchestral texture ⓘ
subtle orchestral color ⓘ
workType symphonic poem-like movement ⓘ

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