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Tarantella (Stravinsky)
1898 unfinished piano work by Igor Stravinsky
This article is about the 1898 piano fragment. For the 1920 movement from Pulcinella, see Pulcinella (ballet) § Form.
| Tarantella | |
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Stravinsky (seated) with his brother and Yekaterina Nosenko, his cousin and future wife, 1900 | |
| Composed | October 14, 1898 |
| Dedication | D. Rudnev |
| Duration | c. 1 minute |
| Scoring | |
| Date | 2021 |
| Performers | Alexey Zuev |
The "Tarantella" by Igor Stravinsky is an unfinished 16-measure fragment for piano composed on October 14, 1898. It is his earliest surviving attempt at composition.
What motivated Stravinsky to compose "Tarantella" is unknown, but musicologist Graham Griffiths speculates it was an improvisation related to outings with his cousin in search of tarantulas. It was eventually deposited at the Russian Public Library in Leningrad, where it was discovered by musicologist Valery Smirnov, who published excerpts in 1970. Richard Taruskin wr
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Not familiar with Napoli? You're not alone! This 1842 work by August Bournonville has only been performed by a few companies in the United States, so Ballet Theatre of Maryland is thrilled to present it as part of our mainstage season at Maryland Hall on October 26 & 27. Read on to learn a few things about this iconic Danish ballet.
Bournonville: A Brief History
Dancer, choreographer, and ballet director August Bournonville was born in Copenhagen in 1805. After early training with his father, Antoine, and Italian teacher Vincenzo Galeotti, August Bournonville studied in Paris with Auguste Vestris and Pierre Gardel.
A few years after his return to the Royal Danish Ballet, Bournonville created one of the earliest surviving ballets: La • The virtuosic pas de deux Tarantella showcases two pyrotechnical dancers in an ever growing profusion of steps. This sprightly music, despite its Italian air, was composed by Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869), a New Orleans–born composer and pianist who made a large impact in his brief life. The audacity and wit of his works, along with his brilliance at the keyboard, made his compositions immensely popular — perhaps too popular, as he fell out of favor after his death, considered old-fashioned and clichéd. But Gottschalk was a true American original, and his achievements had a great impact on composers and performers who followed. Balanchine admired this particular composition and choreographed a pas dem deux for Patricia McBride and Edward Villella — two virtuosic dancers — in 1964. In his Complete Stories of the Great Ballets, Balanchine wrote of the music, “It is a dazzling display piece, full of speed and high spirits. So, I hope, is the dance, which is ‘Ne
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