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Cortège
Song Title
Cortège (
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Composer(s):
Lady Irène Dean Paul (née Wieniawska) Poldowski
Composer Underrepresented Group
Woman (
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Author(s):
Paul Verlaine
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LGBTQ+ (
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Keyword(s) & Features:
Animals
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Arms
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Attentive
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Bosoms
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Brocade
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Charlatans
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Chests
;
Desire
;
Dreaming
;
Dresses
;
Eyes
;
Familiar
;
Folds
;
Gloves
;
Gods
;
Handkerchiefs
;
Hands
;
Heavy
;
Holding
;
Inequality
;
Insolent
;
Lace
;
Lifting
;
Loads
;
Monkeys
;
Naked
;
Negroes
;
Night
;
Nobility
;
Opulent
;
Pirouetting
;
Processions
;
Race
;
Racism
;
Red
;
Satire
;
Seeing
;
Sensitive
;
Servants
;
Servitude
;
Sexuality
;
Silence
;
Social Class
;
Social Commentary
;
Stairs
;
Sumptuous
;
Treasure
;
Tripping
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Twisting
;
Vests
;
Votes
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Wealth
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White
;
Women
First Line
Un singe en veste de brocart (
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Average Duration
1:30 (
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Year of composition
1912 (
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Link to English Text Online
https://books.google.com/books?id=zDEmKw84qSAC&pg=PA192&dq=paul+verlaine+cortege+english+translation&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=4#v=onepage&q=paul%20verlaine%20cortege%20english%20translation&f=false
Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups
Decadent Movement (
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Original Language
French (
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Score Source
https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/1/15/IMSLP179008-SIBLEY1802.5024.8f1e-39087011999382cortege.pdf
Audio Source
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3lpXzzXXyU
Voice part suggested by composer
Medium voice
Range:
D4 - F#5 (
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Original Key
A Major (
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Dedicated To
Octave Maus (
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Contributor
GTM (
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