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The classical composers who inspire Smelody perfumes

Musical works

The composers

Each fragrance is inspired by a masterpiece of classical music. Opera, ballet, and symphony have inspired eight creations that are meant to be heard as much as they are smelled. Discover the composers and works behind each fragrance.
The classical composers who inspire Smelody perfumes

Musical works

The composers

Each fragrance is inspired by a masterpiece of classical music. Opera, ballet, and symphony have inspired eight creations that are meant to be heard as much as they are smelled. Discover the composers and works behind each fragrance.

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Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, the work that inspires Smelody's Lac Noir perfume

01. Lac Noir

Swan Lake

Tchaikovsky

Created in 1877 at the Bolshoi, this ballet was a resounding failure at its premiere, before finding its definitive form during the 1895 revival, after the composer's death. Carried by the lyrical oboe theme associated with Odette, it illustrates Tchaikovsky's ability to give ballet music an unprecedented symphonic depth. This duality between light and shadow inspired Lac Noir, a transparent floral that darkens gently, as if suspended between the two swans.

“Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy.” Tchaikovsky

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Pachelbel's Canon in D major, the work that inspires Smelody's Canon perfume

02. Canon

Canon in D Major

Pachelbel

Composed around 1680, the Canon in D Major fell into oblivion for two centuries before being rediscovered in 1919, then popularized in the 1970s, particularly at weddings. Over a cyclical chord progression, three violin voices respond to each other in a strict canon, with a mathematical rigor that rises to pure emotion. This perfect harmony inspired Canon, a musky floral with a luminous opening and a powdery, silky trail.

"Mathematical rigor that rises towards pure emotion." Pachelbel

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Beethoven's Für Elise, the work that inspires Smelody's La Bagatelle perfume

03. La Bagatelle

Letter to Elise

Beethoven

Composed in 1810 but only published in 1867, this piano piece owes its name to a transcription error: the original manuscript was dedicated to Thérèse Malfatti, with whom Beethoven was in love. Its simple rondo form and instantly recognizable melody have made it one of the most universally known piano pieces in the world. This tender nostalgia inspired La Bagatelle, a powdery musky floral fragrance that opens with crystalline notes before settling on a musky and woody veil.

"Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and all philosophy." Beethoven

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Summer from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, the work that inspires Smelody's La Tempesta perfume

04. La Tempesta

The Four Seasons, Summer

Vivaldi

Published in 1725 and accompanied by sonnets describing the scenes illustrated, The Four Seasons find their most spectacular passage in the last movement of "Summer," marked Presto: a thunderstorm rendered by furious tremolos and strokes evoking lightning. This solar tension inspired La Tempesta, a spicy citrus aromatic composition where the sparkle of citrus translates the intensity of a late summer storm.

"If they don't love me here, they will love me elsewhere." Vivaldi

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The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II, the work that inspires Smelody's Le Bal perfume

05. Le Bal

The Blue Danube

Johann Strauss II

Composed in 1866, this waltz became, after its success at the 1867 Paris Universal Exhibition, one of the musical symbols of Imperial Vienna. The "Waltz King" unfolds a succession of melodies of typical Viennese elegance, which still opens the New Year's Concert in Vienna every year. This swirling grace inspired Le Bal, an aquatic floral where aldehydes and fruits sparkle before gliding into a transparent floral heart.

"I live for my music, and my music lives for Vienna." Strauss II

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Ravel's Boléro, the work that inspires Smelody's Crescendo perfume

06. Crescendo

Bolero

Ravel

Composed in 1928 for the dancer Ida Rubinstein, Boléro is Maurice Ravel's most performed work — paradoxically, the one he considered least representative of his creative genius. A single theme is repeated seventeen times without melodic variation, over a rhythmic snare drum ostinato, in a quest for technical perfection that continuously builds. This crescendo inspired Crescendo, a spicy amber fragrance where spices ignite over dark fruits.

“My goal, then, is technical perfection.” Ravel

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The Toreador Song from Carmen, Bizet's opera that inspires Smelody's L'Arène perfume

07. L'Arène

Toreador Song, Carmen

Bizet

First performed in 1875, Carmen was coolly received, the Parisian audience shocked by the realism of its plot; Bizet died three months later without knowing of its international triumph. The "Toreador Song," sung by Escamillo, has become one of the most recognizable arias in the operatic repertoire, carried by its martial melody and catchy refrain "Toreador, en garde!". This conquering bravado inspired L'Arène, a spicy fruity scent as frank and triumphant as the first measures of the aria, right up to the last chord.

"I am made for the theater." Carmen

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Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss, the work that inspires Smelody's L'Aurore perfume

08. L'Aurore

Thus Spoke Zarathustra

Richard Strauss

Composed in 1896, this symphonic poem is loosely inspired by Nietzsche's work. Its introduction, Sonnenaufgang (Sunrise), became universally famous thanks to Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey — a grandiose fanfare built on a simple chord progression evoking a cosmic sun, the art of taming chaos through the rigor of gesture. This dramatic scope inspired L'Aurore, a woody spicy fragrance where the radiance of bergamot and aromatic tension rise on a monumental woody base.

"The art of taming chaos through the rigor of the gesture." Richard Strauss

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