Ballets (Easy) Flashcards
fast-paced tarantella in the “Trepak” dance
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
children emerge from under Mother Gingers dress
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
based on an E. T. A. Hoffmann story
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
Drosselmeyer gives Clara a toy, which her brother Fritz soon breaks
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
Rat King (Mouse King)
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
Clara throws her slipper
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
Sugar Plum Fairy and the Cavalier dance a pas de deux
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
one of the first orchestral uses of the celesta
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
Land of Sweets
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
Chinese Tea
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
Arabian Coffee
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
Mother Ginger and the Policheinelles
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
Waltz of the Flowers
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
Spanish Chocolate
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
Waltz of the Snowflakes
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
Mirliton
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
Harlequin and Columbine
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
Vivandière and a Soldier
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
Christmas party at the Stahlbaum house
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
depicts a group of pioneers in Pennsylvania choreographed by Martha Graham
Appalacian Spring (Copland)
Followers keep their hands raised throughout a sermon
Appalacian Spring (Copland)
Hart Crane’s poem “The Bridge” is the source for the title
Appalacian Spring (Copland)
Wife and Husbandsman
Appalacian Spring (Copland)
includes the Shaker hymn “Simple Gifts”
Appalacian Spring (Copland)
originally scored for a thirteen-instrument chamber orchestra
Appalacian Spring (Copland)
subtitled “Pictures of Pagan Russia”
The Rite of Spring (Stravinsky)
written for the Ballets Russes and choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky
The Rite of Spring (Stravinsky)
“The Adoration of the Earth” and “The Sacrifice”
The Rite of Spring (Stravinsky)
high-pitched bassoon solo based on a Lithuanian folk song
The Rite of Spring (Stravinsky)
the Chosen One dances herself to death
The Rite of Spring (Stravinsky)
an E-major triad with an E-flat seventh chord stacked on top
The Rite of Spring (Stravinsky)
features a khorovod in “Spring Rounds”
The Rite of Spring (Stravinsky)
a riot broke out at its Paris premiere
The Rite of Spring (Stravinsky)
opens at Prince Siegfried’s 21st birthday party
Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky)
“Dance of the Goblets”
Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky)
Siegfried, Wolfgang, and Benno go hunting
Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky)
Odette is cursed by the sorcerer von Rothbart
Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky)
Odile is disguised to look like Odette
Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky)
Siegfried tricked into declaring his love for Odile
Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky)
Siegfried and Odette drown themselves
Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky)
Odette wears white while Odile wears black
Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky)
lake formed by Odette’s mother’s tears
Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky)
features a khorovod by 13 princesses “Dance of the Golden Apples”
The Firebird (Stravinsky)
Prince Ivan captures the mythical bird
The Firebird (Stravinsky)
Koshchei the Immortal
The Firebird (Stravinsky)
Ivan uses a feather to summon a character
The Firebird (Stravinsky)
“Infernal Dance”
The Firebird (Stravinsky)
bad guys lulled to sleep with a “Berceuse” featuring a bassoon solo
The Firebird (Stravinsky)
one character’s soul/magic is kept in an egg hidden in a tree
The Firebird (Stravinsky)
the finale of this work is in 7/4 time
The Firebird (Stravinsky)
plotless ballet set to music by Gabriel Fauré, Igor Stravinsky, and Pyotr Tchaikovsky that portrays the historical development of ballet
Jewels (Balanchine)
depicts episodes in the life of an Old West outlaw
Billy the Kid (Copland)
“Card Game at Night”
Billy the Kid (Copland)
“Gun Battle”
Billy the Kid (Copland)
a posse led by Pat Garrett finds and kills the title character
Billy the Kid (Copland)
“The Open Prairie” depicts settlers moving westwards
Billy the Kid (Copland)
quotes the songs “Git along, Little Dogies” and “The Old Chisholm Trail”
Billy the Kid (Copland)
the story of a tomboy Cowgirl in the American West
Rodeo (Copland)
includes characters like Head Wrangler, Rancher’s Daughter, and Champion Roper
Rodeo (Copland)
sections called “Buckaroo Holiday,” “Corral Nocturne,” “Saturday Night Waltz,” and “Hoe-Down”
Rodeo (Copland)
quotes the folk song “Bonaparte’s Retreat”
Rodeo (Copland)
about a puppet who enters into a love triangle with a Moor and a Ballerina
Petrushka (Stravinsky)
namesake chord consists of a C major and an F-sharp major triad
Petrushka (Stravinsky)
Charlatan’s flute makes puppets come alive
Petrushka (Stravinsky)
“Dance of the Wet-Nurses” and the “Dance of the Peasant and Bear”
Petrushka (Stravinsky)
The Moor kills the title character with an axe
Petrushka (Stravinsky)
the Lilac Fairy weakens a curse placed on Aurora by the evil fairy Carabosse
Sleeping Beauty (Tchaikovsky)
“Rose Adagio”
Sleeping Beauty (Tchaikovsky)
based on a Charles Perrault fairy tale
Sleeping Beauty (Tchaikovsky)
Bluebird and Puss-in-Boots are characters
Sleeping Beauty (Tchaikovsky)
Prince Desire awakens the daughter of King Florestan
Sleeping Beauty (Tchaikovsky)
“Dance of the Knights” is the nickname for “Montagues and Capulets”
Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev)
15 timpani strokes signify a character’s death
Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev)
Gavotte (“Departure of the Guests”) reuses a theme from the composers first symphony
Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev)
based on the only surviving work by Greek author Longus
Daphnis and Chloe (Ravel)
Dorcon loses a dance contest to a goather to win a kiss from the title shepherdess
Daphnis and Chloe (Ravel)
Pan scares away Bryaxis and his men
Daphnis and Chloe (Ravel)
a shepherdess is captured by pirates
Daphnis and Chloe (Ravel)
brass imitation of car horns
The Miraculous Mandarin (Bartok)
a group of robbers force a girl to dance at the window of their apartment (“Lockspiel”) to lure in potential victims
The Miraculous Mandarin (Bartok)
brass glissandos mark the entrance of a rich Chinese man
The Miraculous Mandarin (Bartok)
a Chinese man is thrice stabbed
The Miraculous Mandarin (Bartok)
the mayor of Cologne had it banned on moral grounds
The Miraculous Mandarin (Bartok)
three sailors on shore leave meet two beautiful women and have a dance contest
Fancy Free (Bernstein)
sailors perform a galop, a waltz, and a Cuban danzón
Fancy Free (Bernstein)
an Armenia living on a collective farm with her husband Giko and her father Ovanes
Gayane (Khachaturian)
the title character’s husband is an anti-Soviet spy
Gayane (Khachaturian)
includes the famous “Sabre Dance”
Gayane (Khachaturian)
two statues come to life and learn music from Orpheus, tragedy and comedy from the Muses, and dance from Pan and Bacchus
The Creatures of Prometheus (Beethoven)
the choreographer danced the title role at the premier
The Afternoon of a Faun (Nijinsky)
the title character fakes his death by stabbing so that his girlfriend Pimpinella will forgive him for kissing Rosetta
Pulcinella (Stravinsky)
a peasant girl falls in love with Loys (Duke Albrecht of Silesia in disguise)
Giselle (Adam)
the title character breaks a necklace from her mother and dies of a broken heart
Giselle (Adam)
the Wilis (spirits) force Hilarion to dance to death
Giselle (Adam)
involves a glass slipper
Cinderella (Prokofiev)
the story of Iksender searching Iran for the Flower of Immortality
La Peri (Dukas)
costumes designed by Pablo Picasso
The Three-Cornered Hat (de Falla)
comedic ballet about a mechanical doll
Coppélia (Delibes)
lesser-known ballet about flirtation and tennis
Jeux (Debussy)
