L'île inconnue
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Jacquelyn Matava| Song Title | L'île inconnue (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Hector Berlioz |
| Author(s): | Théophile Gautier |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Addressee: Lover; Angels; Baltic; Beauty; Boats; Breezes; Couples; Desire; Faithful; Flags; Flowers; Freedom; Gold; Islands; Ivory; Land; Leading; Love; Night; Norway; Oars; Oceans; Orange; Pacific Ocean; Questions; Rudders; Sailing; Sails; Seas; Shores; Silk; Snow; Summer; Traveling; Unknown; Wings |
| First Line | Dites, la jeune belle (Search) |
| Average Duration | 3:45 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1840 - 1841 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=5927 |
| Larger Work | Les nuits d'été (Search) |
| Musical Form | Modified strophic (Search) |
| Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Parnassianism; Romanticism (Search) |
| Original Language | French (Search) |
| Score Source | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/4/4e/IMSLP25058-PMLP56273-Berlioz_-_Les_nuits_d’été_(voice_and_piano).pdf |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/3toVXcmFgRQGAa6aI2ZlL6?si=80cb-SzZTuKHS3VTSqF6Pg |
| Catalog Designation | Op. 7 no. 6 (H 87) (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Mezzo-soprano or Tenor |
| Range: | Db4 - G5 (Search) |
| Original Key | F Major (Search) |
| Orchestra and voice? | Yes (Search) |