| Work Title
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Hymne à la Nuit
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| Alternative. Title
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La Nuit de Rameau
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| Composer
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Noyon, Joseph
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IJN 3
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| Key
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E-flat major
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 verses
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| First Publication.
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1952 - Paris: Procure de musique religieuse, Plate P. 3400 G.
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| Copyright Information
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Although purely instrumental selections and arrangements are permitted for this piece items
containing any text by the author(s) listed below cannot be added to the main server until
January 1, 2030. Items with text first published before 1928 or otherwise confirmed as public domain
in the United States can be uploaded to the USA server only.
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| Librettist
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Édouard Sciortino (1893-1979)
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| Language
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French
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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2-3 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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Baroque
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| Instrumentation
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mixed chorus (SATB)
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| Related Works
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Based on a theme from Hippolyte et Aricie, RCT 43 by Rameau
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| Extra Information
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*Hymne à la Nuit is freely based on a theme from Jean-Philippe Rameau's opera Hippolyte et Aricie (1733), where it appears as the Duo of the Priestesses of Diana "Rendons un éternel hommage" (1st act, 3rd scene) in a different key (G major) and a faster tempo.
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