Ballet and its Music
Instrument: piano
Publisher: Schott Music
Song List:
Preface - An Italian Composer at the French Court - Lully: Minuet from Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme - Two French Dancers - Handel: Sarabande and Gigue from Terpsichore - A French Choreographer - Mozart: Gavotte and Pantomime from Les Petits Riens - Ballet in Opera - Rossini: Ballet music from William Tell - The Romantic Ballet - Adam: Extract from Giselle - National Dance Appears in Ballet - Delibes: Czardas and Waltz from Coppélia - Classical Ballet in Russia - Tchaikovsky: Lilac Fairy Variation and Aurora Variation from The Sleeping Beauty - Russian Dancers Begin to Travel - Chopin: Waltz in C shapr minor and Mazurka in C major from Les Sylphides - A Russian Ballet - Stravinsky: Ronde des Princesses from The Firebird - A Russian Discovery - Scarlatti: Sonata in D from The Good-Humoured Ladies - British Ballet Takes Root - Gordon: The Sewing Dance from The Rake's Progress - Creative Talents Emerge in England - Lambert: Saraband for the Followers of Virgo from Horoscope - A New Personality Appears - Koechlin: Opening scene from Shadowplay - An Australian Discovery - Bliss: The Street from Miracle in the Gorbals - Return to Russia - Prokofiev: Gavotte from Cinderella - More Choreographic Talent - Verdi: Romantic Pas de Deux from The Lady and the Fool - ... and Still More - Seiber: Hen's Dance from The Invitation - Postscript
Ballet and its Music traces the influence of the outstanding personalities in the world of ballet from the seventeenth century to the present day. The development of dance-technique and ballet music is followed from the courtly and peasant dances of the High Renaissance through to contemporary productions. The author deals in detail not only with the great choreographers, past and present, but also with the composers whose names are especially linked with ballet and who have made a significant contribution to music for the dance. She combines a historical narrative with a perceptive treatment of world-famous Schools and Companies. Ballet and its Music is copiously illustrated with photographs and engravings. A special feature of the book is the collection of music extracts from many famous ballets, arranged for piano solo, which will make it particularly attractive to the student an amateur musician.Although primarily intended for young people embarking on a study of ballet, the wealth of information contained in this book will make it a stimulating and invaluable guide for readers of all ages.