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Piano-Rag-Music (Martins), to music by Igor Stravinsky, 1982; Pictures at an Exhibition, to music by Modest Mussorgsky, 2014; Pillar of Fire, to music by Arnold Schoenberg, 1942; Pineapple Poll, to music by Arthur Sullivan, 1951; Pirates of Penzance – The Ballet!, to music by Arthur Sullivan, 1991; Plainspoken, David Lang, 2010
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote many works well-known to the general classical public, including Romeo and Juliet, the 1812 Overture, and the ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker. These, along with two of his four concertos , three of his symphonies and two of his ten operas, are among his most familiar works.
Thus, the 19th century Classical period in ballet coincided with the 19th century Romantic era in music. Ballet music composers from the 17th–20th centuries, including the likes of Jean-Baptiste Lully, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Igor Stravinsky, and Sergei Prokofiev, were predominantly in France and Russia. Yet with the increased international ...
This ballet included the famous Leitmotif, the "Swan's Theme" or "Song of the Swans". He also made use of material from The Voyevoda , an opera he had abandoned in 1868. Another number which included a theme from The Voyevoda was the Entr'acte of the fourth scene and the opening of the Finale (Act IV, No. 29).
Ziegfeld Follies of 1936. Words without Music: A Surrealist Ballet, a production number for the singing and dancing ensemble Night Flight, a solo for Harriet Hoctor 5 A.M., a number for Josephine Baker and male dancers
Choreography: Alexander Gorsky (after Petipa) Company: Bolshoi Ballet, Moscow Premiere: 1919 Russian choreographer Alexander Gorsky, who staged a production of The Nutcracker in Moscow in 1919, is credited with the idea of combining Clara and the Sugar Plum Fairy's roles (i.e. giving the Fairy's dances to Clara), eliminating the Sugar Plum Fairy's Cavalier, giving the Cavalier's dances to the ...
Murillo ou La corde du pendu (Aylic Langlé, 1853, also with music by Meyerbeer) Romulus (Dumas, Feuillet, Bocage, 1854) Le songe d'une nuit d'hiver (Plouvier, 1854) Le Brésilien, one-act 'comédie-vaudeville' by Meilhac and Halévy, songs by Offenbach, first performed at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, 9 May 1863. The 'Ronde du Brésilien ...
This is an alphabetical list of works performed by The Royal Ballet, a classical ballet company based at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, in the United Kingdom Contents A