LinMM Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 First Mods if there has been a previous topic on this then perhaps you can re title or move etc I've just been listening to the radio about a long held favourite piece of music of mine Beethoven's Spring Sonata. Just love it ....and all three movements absolutely equally. Has anyone ever choreographed a ballet with this music? If not I would love this to be used for a Ballet. Have others got a favourite piece they would like to see used for a ballet and those more knowledgable can always point out if it has been used already! Could be some interesting learning here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Pigeons Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 (edited) Anything by Elgar. There have been a few ballet's danced to his music, not least when LFB performed The Sanguine Fan which is his only specified written ballet. I cannot leave out Ashton's Enigma Variations and I have very happy memories of Michael Corder's Wand of Youth. Specially I would suggest his Elergy for Strings and Serenade for Strings. His Introduction and Allegro for Strings is my very favourite piece of music in all the world but I think it would take a really great choreographer to make that work. Edited December 14, 2015 by Two Pigeons 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Rodrigo's Concerto d'Aranjuez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MargaretN7 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Not so much a favourite piece of music, but something that would make a real fun full length ballet, and just think of all the roles - Gilbert & Sullivan's Mikado. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picturesinthefirelight Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Vivaldi Four Seasons 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Beethoven's 6th Symphony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Beethoven's 6th Symphony Minnesota have a ballet to this (called Pastoral). I know little about it though, I'm afraid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissBalletFan Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Not so much a favourite piece of music, but something that would make a real fun full length ballet, and just think of all the roles - Gilbert & Sullivan's Mikado. Just think of all the roles indeed, Its a shame but I think it is very difficult to put on these days : Vivaldi Four Seasons Wayne MacGregor choreographed a piece on Ballett Zürich called Kairos a couple of seasons ago and it appeared at Edinburgh Festival this year to 5 star reviews. The music has been adapted by Max Richter who also appeared at the festival for his own concert. Pure energy! Links added to the words for newspaper article and youtube videos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Minnesota have a ballet to this (called Pastoral). I know little about it though, I'm afraid. Then let there be another! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachelm Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Debussy: Clair de Lune Michael Nyman: The Heart Asks Pleasure First or Big My Secret (from The Piano) Tolga Kashif: The Queen Symphony 3rd Movement (Who Wants to Live Forever) Max Richter: Vivaldi Four Seasons Recomposed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Thomas Tallis - "Spem in Alium" - with full 40-part choir, and 40 matching dancers in eight groups of five. Oh, and choreographed by Cathy Marston. I think that's about it .... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Vivaldi Four Seasons BRB had a choreographic workshop using Four Seasons and David Bintley choreographed a work with the same name a couple of years later. David Nixon uses Four Seasons and other music by Vivaldi in his Dangerous Liaisons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Debussy: Clair de Lune Michael Nyman: The Heart Asks Pleasure First or Big My Secret (from The Piano) Tolga Kashif: The Queen Symphony 3rd Movement (Who Wants to Live Forever) Max Richter: Vivaldi Four Seasons Recomposed The Harrogate International Festival used to have a night of ballet. One year soloists from Stuttgart Ballet performed, including a very attractive work to Debussy's Bergamasque Suite. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Debussy: Clair de Lune Michael Nyman: The Heart Asks Pleasure First or Big My Secret (from The Piano) Tolga Kashif: The Queen Symphony 3rd Movement (Who Wants to Live Forever) Max Richter: Vivaldi Four Seasons Recomposed That Max Richter/Vivaldi recomposed is awesome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAB Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Vivaldi Four Seasons Already used catastrophically for Nicholas Le Riche's full length Caligula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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