Monthly Archives: April 2015
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A year of ballet playing cards #32: A Scottishy-Czechishy-minuettishy thing by Boccherini
Download score (free pdf) Read more about my Year of Ballet Playing Cards The magic of Boccherini for ballet class This is only a short piece, but it’s ... -
A year of ballet playing cards #31: A polka mazurka by Verdi (5c)
Download the score of the polka mazurka (free pdf) [Version 2 with minor corrections published 1st May 2015] Read more about my Year of Ballet Playing Cards Another ... -
A year of ballet playing cards #30: A useful Polka mazurka
Download the score (pdf) Read more about my Year of Ballet Playing Cards “Such serviceable flowers” The polka mazurka as the chrysanthemum of the ballet class You’ll probably ... -
A year of ballet playing cards #29: A Chaconne and a grand dance (3c)
Download the score (free PDF) Read more about my Year of Ballet Playing Cards Why is the chaconne so rare in ballet class culture? I’ve no idea. ... -
The Lanner in the Stravinsky
It’s well known that Stravinsky borrowed tunes from Lanner for the ballerina in Petrushka. I knew about the Schönbrunner waltz Op. 200 [link to score], but I was pleased ... -
And finally: *that* Tarantella by Czerny is finally identified
For anyone who was following my posts about the sources for Czerny’s music in Etudes, I’m very happy to say that someone has finally filled in ...