| Work Title
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Primevère
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| Alternative. Title
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Cinq Mélodies avec accompagnement de piano
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| Composer
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Delbos, Claire
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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ICD 3
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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5 mélodies :
- Le long de mes genoux...
- J'ai peur d'être laide...
- Mais je suis belle d'être aimée !
- Je suis née à l'amour...
- Dans ma robe à bouquets bleus...
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1933
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| First Performance.
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1936/01/11
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| First Publication.
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1935
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| Librettist
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Cécile Sauvage (1883–1927)
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| Language
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French
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Modern
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| Piece Style
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Early 20th century
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| Instrumentation
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voice, piano
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| Extra Information
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Composed in 1933, Primevère is the first published work of French composer and violinist Claire Delbos, a highly chromatic song cycle that sets five poems from the eponymous volume by her mother-in-law, Cécile Sauvage.
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