Claude Debussy :: Le martyre de Saint Sébastien (The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian)


 

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Debussy, Claude
1862-1918
(b St Germain-en-Laye, 22 Aug 1862; d Paris, 25 March 1918). French
Le martyre de Saint Sébastien (The Martyrdom of Saint
Sebastian) <1910–1911>
chorus solos SAA
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Incidental music to a play by Gabriele d'Annunzio; orchestrated in part by André Caplet. Most often performed in a format devised by D.E. Inghelbrecht, with the approval of Debussy and d'Annunzio, using a narrator. The music alone, without narration, lasts about an hour.
Source of text: A play by Gabriele d'Annunzio. Most often performed in a format devised by D.E. Inghelbrecht, with the approval of Debussy and d'Annunzio, using a narrator. Language: French
I. La cour de lys (The Court of Lilies)
II. La chambre magique (The Magic Chamber)
III. Le concile des faux dieux (The Council of the
False Gods)
IV. Le laurier blessé (The Broken Laurel)
V. Le paradis (Paradise)






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Contents—I. La cour de lys (The Court of Lilies); II. La chambre magique (The Magic Chamber); III. Le concile des faux dieux (The Council of the False Gods); IV. Le laurier blessé (The Broken Laurel); V. Le paradis (Paradise)