| Work Title
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7 Hai-Kaïs
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| Alternative. Title
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| Name Translations
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Sept Haï-Kaïs; Sept haïs-kaïs; Sept haï-kaïs; 7つのハイカイ
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| Name Aliases
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Seven Haikais; 7つの俳諧
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| Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 184490176; BNF: 13999806f
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| Composer
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Delage, Maurice
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IMD 8
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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7 movements:
- Préface du Kokinshū
- "Les herbes de l'oubli ..."
- "Le coq ..."
- "La petite tortue ..."
- "La lune d'automne ..."
- "Alors ..."
- "L'été ..."
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| Text Incipit
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see below
- Si tu écoutes la voix du rossignol (Kana preface to the Kokin Wakashū)
- Les herbes de l'oubli
- Flaque d'eau sans un pli
- La petite tortue rampe
- De la blanche étoffe
- Elles s'épanouissent
- L'été dans la montagne
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1924
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| First Performance.
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1925/2/16
- Jane Bathori, at SMI, conducted by Darius Milhaud
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| First Publication.
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1924
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| Librettist
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Various, translated mostly by the composer:
- Ki no Tsurayuki (872-945)
- Sosei (844–910)
- Georges Sabiron (1882–1918)
- Katayama Hiroko (1878-1957)
- Yosano Akiko (1878-1942)
- Uejima Onitsura (1661-1738), translated by Paul-Louis Chouchoud (1879–1959)
- Unknown
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| Language
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French (translations of Japanese Tanka and Haïku for the most part)
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| Dedication
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see below
- Madame Louis Laloy (Susanik Laloy, 1879–1952)
- Andrée Vaurabourg (1894–1980) (later Honegger)
- Jane Bathori (1877–1970)
- Mrs. Fernand Dreyfus
- Suzanne Roland-Manuel (1892–1968)
- Denise Jobert (daughter of the publisher)
- Georgette Garban
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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6 minutes
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Early 20th century
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| Piece Style
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Early 20th century
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| Instrumentation
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soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello, piano
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| External Links
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Wikipedia article
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| Extra Information
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No.5 - viola scordatura: B♮ G d a Nos.6 and 7- cello scordatura: B♭ G d a
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