Les Pierreries

Song TitleLes Pierreries (Search)
Composer(s):Charles Koechlin
Author(s):Théodore Faullain de Banville
Keyword(s) & Features: Admiring; Adorning; Bits; Blazing; Bodices; Bridles; Cold; Contrast: Beauty vs. Violence; Contrast: Rich vs. Poor; Crowds; Fear; Finery; Gemstones; Gold; Horses; Humble; Jewelry; Kings; Palfreys; Praise; Princesses; Red; Rondel; Royalty; Shining; Skirt; Slaughter; Social Class; Swords; Violence; Wealth
First LineLes flamboyantes Pierreries (Search)
Average Duration1:45 (Search)
Year of composition 1891 - 1895 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttp://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=1286455
Larger Work7 Rondels, op. 8 (Search)
Musical FormThrough-composed (Search)
Author's associated movements or -isms or GroupsSymbolism (Search)
Original LanguageFrench (Search)
Score Source https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/f/fe/IMSLP52416-PMLP108571-Koechlin_-_Rondels_de_Th%C3%A9odore_de_Banville,_Series_2_(voice_and_piano).pdf#page=9
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/6MRzNpI2PB5Zv2R8hcDVFw
Catalog DesignationOp. 8 no. 3 (Search)
Voice part suggested by composerHigh voice
Range: F4 - Bb5 (Search)
Original KeyF# Major (Search)
Dedicated ToE. Le Grand (Search)
Orchestra and voice?No (Search)
ContributorGTM (Search)
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