Tchaikovsky's Ballets: Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (586 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0193153149 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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A background chapter on the ballet audience, the collaboration of composer and balletmaster, and Moscow of the 1860's leads into an account of the first production of Swan Lake in 1877. Wiley then explains how the Nutcracker, produced just two years after Sleeping Beauty, was seen in a much less favorable light than it is now. Petersburg production of Sleeping Beauty. Separate chapters are devoted to the music of each ballet and translations of published libretti, choreographer's instructions to the composer, and the balletmaster's plans for Sleeping Beauty and the Nutcracker are reproduced in appendices.. A discussion of theater reforms initiated by the Director of the Impe
Tchaikovsky's Ballets Roland John Wiley's treatise on Tchaikovsky's ballets is the most comprehensive, enlightening and informative dissertation that I have read thus far. While most analyses of the ballets focus on the choreography, Wiley's book provides a complete historical, social and political context that sheds not only new light on the ballets but Tchaikovsky's creativeness as well. Initially,. "wonderful, engaging" according to eyetemper. A pleasure to read, both from a musical as well as dance perspective. The author's expertise and lively prose make this one of the rare scholarly reference book that is anything but dry. Keen musical analyses are side by side with endearing personal anecdotes about Tchaikovsky's encounters with his collaborators. Truly illuminating and a joy to read for anyone interested in the . Maggie said The Most Comprehensive Assortment of Information. I found this book to be the most comprehensive assortment of information not otherwise readily found elsewhere on these ballets. I was absolutely enthralled not only with the specifics of the information but also it's range. If you are at all interested in ballet history or are considering mounting one of the three big Tchaikovsky's ballets, this book is a must read.
"Wiley's analysis of the musical background of the choreography of the Tchaikosvky-Petipa ballets is fascinating.I find it refreshing to read a musicologist's view, rather than a dance historian's, because of the minute analysis it offers of how the music itself influences the choreography."--Deborah Jowitt, Lingua Franca"Wiley is thoroughly conversant with the large Russian literature on Tchaikovsky's ballets. He articulates an approach to the study of a composite work of art that is seldom pursued in musicological research on ballet.The scope of documented information alo
. Roland John Wiley is at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor