Comme un éclair
| Song Title | Comme un éclair (Search) |
| Composer(s): | André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry |
| Author(s): | Jean-François Marmontel |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Alas; Assurance; Bolts; Coloratura; Danger; Despair; Disillusionment; Dreams; Extinguishing; Eyes; False; Fickle; Fleeing; Flitting; Flying; Hearts; Hope; Hopelessness; Illusions; Images; Lightning; Longing; Melismas; Metaphor: Hope as Dream; Metaphor: Hope as Lightning; Peace; Personification: Heart; Shadows; Shining; Vain |
| First Line | Comme un éclair la flateuse esperance (Search) |
| Average Duration | 6:00 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1775 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=679340 |
| Larger Work | La fausse magie (Search) |
| Musical Form | Ternary (Search) |
| Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Encyclopédistes (Search) |
| Original Language | French (Search) |
| Score Source | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/a/aa/IMSLP227279-PMLP372272-Gretry_-_Fausse_magie_FS1_IArch.pdf#page=13 |
| Audio Source | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXNIQvz4TiE |
| Difficulty Level | Masters/Young Artist (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Soprano |
| Range: | C4 - Bb5 (Search) |
| Original Key | Bb Major (Search) |
| Notes | Sung by Lucette in Scene i (Search) |
| Orchestra and voice? | Yes (Search) |
| Contributor | GTM (Search) |