A year of ballet playing cards #31: A polka mazurka by Verdi (5c)
Download the score of the polka mazurka (free pdf) Read more about my Year of Ballet Playing Cards Another polka mazurka? Yes, and here’s why After I posted the two…
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 look at…
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. Given that ballet’s…
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 , but I was pleased to find the…
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 the last piece of…
A year of ballet playing cards #28: Fächerpolonaise Op. 525 by Ziehrer (2c)
Download the score of Ziehrer’s polonaise (free pdf) Read more about my Year of Ballet Playing Cards In search of the serviceable polonaise for ballet class A commenter on a…