Chanson perpétuelle
The "Chanson perpétuelle", Op. 37 is a mélodie by Ernest Chausson, written in December 1898. It is one of the major vocal-orchestral works of Chausson, along with the "Poème de l'amour et de la mer". Besides the better-known version for soprano and orchestra, Chausson also wrote a version for soprano, piano and string quartet. The text comes from a poem by Charles Cros, describing the suffering of an abandoned woman.

It is the last completed work by Chausson, as he left his String Quartet, Op. 35, unfinished. The work was dedicated to the singer Jeanne Raunay, who gave the premiere on January 28 or 29, 1899. Half a year later, Chausson himself died in an accident. The score was not published until 1911.

A performance of the "Chanson" lasts about six or seven minutes.
Q385271
Op.
Concept
Q2737175
mélodie
Concept
Q312368
Ernest Chausson
PER
Q2810844
1898
Concept
Q7390
vocal
MISC
Q42998
orchestra
Concept
Q3401051
Poème de l'amour et de la mer
MEDIA
Q30903
soprano
Concept
Q5994
piano
Concept
Q207338
string quartet
Concept
Q356575
Charles Cros
PER
Q3413863
String Quartet
MEDIA
Q21081425
Jeanne Raunay
PER
Q2956161
Chanson perpétuelle
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December 1898
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29, 1899
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1911-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1911
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28
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composer
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