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La libellule
Song Title
La libellule (
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Composer(s):
Camille Saint-Saëns
Author(s):
Camille Saint-Saëns
Keyword(s) & Features:
Appearing
;
Ariel
;
Beauty
;
Bodies
;
Carnage
;
Catching
;
Cheeks
;
Chimeras
;
Cold
;
Coloratura
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Composer is Poet
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Connection to Nature
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Cruelty
;
Daughters
;
Desire
;
Dragonflies
;
Dreams
;
Errant
;
Eyes
;
Flashes
;
Fleeing
;
Fleeting
;
Flight
;
Flying
;
Fragile
;
Free
;
Gold
;
Grace
;
Graceful
;
Green
;
Horsetails
;
In Vain
;
Joy
;
Kisses
;
Landing
;
Light
;
Lotuses
;
Lutes
;
Melismas
;
Metaphor: Dragonfly as Kiss
;
Naiads
;
Nature
;
Night
;
Pale
;
Personification: Dragonfly
;
Playing
;
Ponds
;
Radiant
;
Rays
;
Resting
;
Roses
;
Scorning
;
Searching
;
Shadows
;
Shining
;
Shivering
;
Sisters
;
Sky
;
Souls
;
Strong
;
Sudden
;
Teasing
;
Transparent
;
Victims
;
Water
;
Wind
;
Wings
;
Wishing
First Line
Près de l'étang, sur la prêle (
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Average Duration
4:45 (
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Year of composition
1893 - 1894
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Link to English Text Online
https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=498234
Musical Form
Ternary (
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Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups
Romanticism (
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Original Language
French (
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Score Source
https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/c/cc/IMSLP64869-PMLP132139-Saint-Sa%C3%ABns_-_La_libellule_(voice_and_piano).pdf
Audio Source
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alANDF1cAIA
Voice part suggested by composer
Soprano
Range:
C4 - D#6 (
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Original Key
E Major (
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Orchestra and voice?
Yes (
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Contributor
GTM (
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