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Author: Mary Clarke
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 386
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs well as analyzing 143 popular ballets, this book also covers such topics as ballet history and includes biographies of famous choreographers and dancers.
Author: Mary Clarke
Publisher: Random House Value Pub
Published: 1986-05-10
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ISBN-13: 9780517479261
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA vast array of photographs and a lively, informative commentary provide an analysis of the most frequently performed ballets, covering choreography, music, decor, plot, and history, and an explanation of the technical vocabulary of the dance
Author: Earl W. Hayter
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Published: 1968
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Walter Terry
Publisher: New York : Dodd, Mead
Published: 1968
Total Pages: 278
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Luke Jennings
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 2014-09-04
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13: 0571321607
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe essential, easy-to-use classical ballet guide - spanning nearly two centuries of classical dance - with entries for more than eighty works from ballet companies around the world, from Giselle and Swan Lake to Cinderella and Steptext. This new edition has been revised to include new ballets by Wayne McGregor, Alexei Ratmansky and Christopher Wheeldon alongside classics by Tchaikovsky, Diaghilev and Balanchine. Features include: - plot summaries - an analysis of each ballet's principal themes - useful background and historical information - a unique, behind-the-scenes, performer's-eye view Dip in at random or trace the development of dance from cover to cover. Written by former Royal Ballet principal Deborah Bull and leading dance critic Luke Jennings, this ever popular Faber Pocket guide is a must for all ballet-goers - regulars and first-timers alike.
Author: Robert Greskovic
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 660
ISBN-13: 9780879103255
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents a look at the world of dance; an analysis of ballet movement, music, and history; a close-up look at popular ballets; and a host of performance tips.
Author: Irving Deakin
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Published: 1956
Total Pages: 344
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Murray Steib
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-12-02
Total Pages: 2624
ISBN-13: 1135942692
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Reader's Guide to Music is designed to provide a useful single-volume guide to the ever-increasing number of English language book-length studies in music. Each entry consists of a bibliography of some 3-20 titles and an essay in which these titles are evaluated, by an expert in the field, in light of the history of writing and scholarship on the given topic. The more than 500 entries include not just writings on major composers in music history but also the genres in which they worked (from early chant to rock and roll) and topics important to the various disciplines of music scholarship (from aesthetics to gay/lesbian musicology).
Author: Oleg Kerensky
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Published: 1981
Total Pages: 232
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jennifer Jackson
Publisher: The Crowood Press
Published: 2021-03-22
Total Pages: 545
ISBN-13: 1785008315
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBallet is a detailed guide to creative practice and performance. Compiled by ten leading practitioners, each chapter focuses on an aspect of ballet as a performing art. Together they outline a journey from the underpinning principles of ballet, through an appreciation of different styles and schooling, into the dance studio for practice in class and beyond. With additional insights from highly acclaimed dancers, choreographers and teachers, this practical guide offers advice on fundamental and advanced training and creative development. As well as providing information from dance science research into training well-being, this book supports the individual dancer in their artistic growth, offering strategies for exploration and discovery. Topics include: principles, styles and schooling of classical ballet; fundamental technique and advanced expression; developing versatility and creative thinking; advice on injury management, nutrition and lifestyle; choreography and music and, finally, best practice in the rehearsal studio is covered. 'A wonderfully accessible and comprehensive resource about the individual disciplines involved in ballet', Leanne Benjamin OBE, former Principal of The Royal Ballet and international coach.
