Nuages

E902011

Nuages is the first movement of Claude Debussy's orchestral work "Nocturnes," evoking shifting cloudscapes through subtle, atmospheric orchestration.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Nuages canonical 3
Nuages (That Which Passes, Passes Like Clouds) 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work ⓘ
orchestral movement ⓘ
catalogueNumber L. 91 ⓘ
character atmospheric ⓘ
subtle ⓘ
composer Claude Debussy ⓘ
composerNationality French ⓘ
cycle Nocturnes ⓘ
dateOfComposition 1897 ⓘ
1898 ⓘ
evokes clouds ⓘ
shifting cloudscapes ⓘ
followedByInCycle Fêtes ⓘ
Sirènes ⓘ
followsInCycle none ⓘ
genre orchestral music ⓘ
influencedBy Impressionist painting ⓘ
symbolist aesthetics ⓘ
key B minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
movementNumber 1 ⓘ
notableFeature delicate orchestration ⓘ
motivic repetition ⓘ
static harmonic fields ⓘ
subdued dynamics ⓘ
use of parallel chords ⓘ
numberOfMovementsInCycle 3 ⓘ
orchestration orchestra ⓘ
partOf Claude Debussy’s orchestral repertoire ⓘ
Nocturnes ⓘ
partOfPremiereWork Nocturnes ⓘ
precededByInCycle none ⓘ
premiereConductor Camille Chevillard ⓘ
premiereCountry France ⓘ
premiereDate 1900 ⓘ
1901 ⓘ
premiereEnsemble Orchestre Lamoureux ⓘ
premiereLocation Paris ⓘ
stylePeriod Impressionism ⓘ
late Romantic ⓘ
subjectMatter atmospheric sky ⓘ
movement of clouds ⓘ
tempoIndication Modéré ⓘ
title Nuages ⓘ
translatedTitle Clouds ⓘ
workBy Claude Debussy ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Three of a Perfect Pair → hasPart → Nuages (That Which Passes, Passes Like Clouds) ⓘ
linked to: Nuages
Three of a Perfect Pair → hasPart → Nuages (That Which Passes, Passes Like Clouds) ⓘ
linked to: Nuages
Clouds → originalTitle → Nuages ⓘ
Nocturnes → firstMovement → Nuages ⓘ
subject linked to: Clouds