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Placer Theatre BalletPlacer Theatre Ballet is the official ballet company for Placer County, California, USA, and holds performances in Auburn, California. Practice for this company takes place at the school The Conservatory of Dance in Rocklin, California.
Important people
- Pat Colgate, Artistic Director and Founder
- Robin Bartholomew-Miles, Artistic Advisor
- Roy Elsbernd, President
Performances
- The Nutcracker, 1999
- Alice in Wonderland, 2000
- The Nutcracker, 2000
- The Nutcracker, 2001
- Festival of Great Ballets, 2002
- The Nutcracker, 2002
- Alice in Wonderland, 2003
- The Nutcracker, 2003
- Performing Arts Center Gala, 2004
- The Nutcracker, 2004
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 2005
- The Nutcracker, 2005
External links
- [http://www.placertheatreballet.org/ Placer Theatre Ballet website]
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Ballet companyA ballet company is a group of dancers who perform ballets.
Members
A ballet company usually consists of:
- Artistic director
- Ballet mistress
- Ballet master
- Dance notator / Repetiteur
- Principals
- Soloists
- First Artists
- Artists (corps de ballet)
Famous ballet companies
Famous ballet companies include:
- Ballets Russes
- Kirov Ballet / Mariinsky Ballet
- Bolshoi Ballet
- The Royal Ballet
- The Paris Opera
- Birmingham Royal Ballet
- Northern Ballet Theatre
- Lyon Opera Ballet
- Marseille Opera Ballet
- Dance Theatre of Harlem
- New York City Ballet
- American Ballet Theatre
- Joffrey Ballet
- Miami City Ballet
- National Ballet of Canada
- Royal Winnipeg Ballet
- San Francisco Ballet
- Houston Ballet
- Pacific Northwest Ballet
- Cuba National Ballet
- The Australian Ballet
- The Royal New Zealand Ballet
- Shanghai Ballet Company
See also
- List of ballet companies
Category:Ballet
Auburn, CaliforniaAuburn is the county seat of Placer County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 12,462. It is well-known for its California gold rush history and boasts one of the best preserved historic downtowns in the state. One of its most famous citizens was the poet and short-story writer Clark Ashton Smith, who was born in Auburn in 1893 and lived there most of his life.
History
A group of French gold miners and Native Americans were the first to establish a permanent settlement in the Auburn area. They arrived in the spring of 1848 and camped at Auburn Ravine on their way to the gold fields in Coloma, California. After finding gold deposits in the soil they decided to stay.
Placer mining in the area was very good and the population of the crude settlement grew to about 1500 by year's end. Future mining operations would move up the ravine to the site of present day Auburn.
Geography
Placer miningAuburn is located at 38°53'55" North, 121°4'28" West (38.898671, -121.074399).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.2 km² (7.4 mi²). 19.1 km² (7.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.41% water. The city is located at 38.89199 N, 121.07606 W.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 12,462 people, 5,302 households, and 3,281 families residing in the city. The population density is 652.9/km² (1,690.2/mi²). There are 5,457 housing units at an average density of 285.9/km² (740.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 93.41% White, 0.46% Black or African American, 0.83% Native American, 1.32% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 1.52% from other races, and 2.36% from two or more races. 5.97% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 5,302 households out of which 28.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% are married couples living together, 10.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% are non-families. 31.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.31 and the average family size is 2.91.
In the city the population is spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there are 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 83.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $48,999, and the median income for a family is $62,250. Males have a median income of $43,632 versus $30,066 for females. The per capita income for the city is $26,258. 6.7% of the population and 3.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 6.1% of those under the age of 18 and 6.1% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
External links
- [http://www.auburn.ca.gov/ Auburn City Offical Homepage]
- [http://www.auburnchamber.net/ Auburn Chamber of Commerce]
- [http://www.auburn-ca.com/historical/courthse.htm Placer County Courthouse]
- [http://www.westplacer.com West Placer Community Forums]
Category:Cities in California
Category:Placer County, California
The Conservatory of DanceThe Conservatory of Dance is a ballet school in Rocklin, California, USA and is also the official ballet school and training space for the Placer Theatre Ballet and the Ballet Rejoice Christian dance company.
Important people
- Tessa Earl, Founder and Owner
External links
- [http://www.theconservatoryofdance.com/ The Conservatory of Dance website]
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Category:Placer County, California
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Pat ColgatePat Colgate is currently the artistic director of the Placer Theatre Ballet dance company which she founded, and designs all costumes and choreography for each original ballet staged there.
Pat Colgate trained in ballet in Boston, USA, and became a member of the Boston Ballet Company. From there, she trained with American Ballet Theatre school (ABT) in New York City at the age of 15.
She has owned her own dance company for 25 years in the San Francisco Bay Area before relocating to the Placer County area.
Dance companies
- Boston Ballet Company
- Boston Opera Company
- New York City Rockettes
Colgate, Pat
The Nutcracker
The story of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King was written by E. T. A. Hoffmann. Alexandre Dumas' adaptation of the story was set to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and has become the most popular ballet performed around Christmas time. It is appealing to children and adults alike and has been a standard yearly feature of theatres in many cities.
Story
The story has been published in many book versions including colorful children's versions. The plot revolves around a young German girl named Clara Stahlbaum.
The curtain opens to see the Stahlbaum's house, where a Christmas party is being held. Clara, her little brother Fritz, and their mother and father are celebrating with friends and family, when the mysterious godfather, Herr Drosselmeyer, enters. He quickly produces a large bag of gifts for all the children. All are very happy, except for Clara, being the only one who does not receive a gift. Herr Drosselmeyer then produces three life-sized dolls, who each take a turn to dance. When the dances are done, Clara approaches Herr Drosselmeyer asking for a gift. Sadly, Drosselmeyer is out of presents. Clara runs to her mother in a fit of tears.
Drosselmeyer conjures up a Nutcracker. Clara is happy, but Fritz is jealous, and breaks the Nutcracker. Drosselmeyer chases him off and mends the toy.
The party ends and the Stahlbaum family go to bed, but Clara is concerned about her Nutcracker, and comes out to the Christmas tree to see it. She falls asleep with the Nutcracker in her arms.
When the clock strikes midnight, Clara hears the sound of mice. She wakes up and tries to run away, but the mice stop her. The Nutcracker and his band of soldiers rise to defend Clara, and the Mouse King leads his mice into battle.
A conflict ensues, and when the Mouse King stabs the Nutcracker, Clara throws her shoe at him. The mouse dies. The mice retreat, taking their dead leader with them. Clara cries for her Nutcracker, who is also dead, and her tears bring him back to life.
The two then dance, and the Nutcracker turns into a prince, who leads her into the land of the Sugar Plum Fairy, where dancing Snow Flakes greet them. The people of the land dance for them, and Clara wakes up under the Christmas tree with the Nutcracker in her arms.
History of the piece
Tchaikovsky composed the ballet ("Щелкунчик" in Russian) in 1891–1892, but he was unsatisfied with it and considered it to be one of his less successful pieces.
Suites derived from this ballet became very popular on the concert stage. Eventually one of these ended up in Disney's Fantasia. Although the sequence and included movements can somewhat differ, they are all called The Nutcracker Suite, including the short suite Tchaikovsky had produced himself.
Because the original ballet is quite long, many modern dance performances make several omissions (adding to the confusion over the suites).
The Music
The music in Tchaikovsky's ballet is some of the composer's most popular. The music belongs to the Romantic tradition and contains some of his most memorable melodies which are frequently used in television and film. The Trepak, or Russian dance, is one of the most recogizable pieces in the ballet, along with the famous Waltz of the Flowers and March as well as the ubiquitous Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy.The ballet contains surprisingly advanced harmonies and a wealth of melodic invention unsurpassed in ballet music.
Typical to Tchaikovsky, the music contains lush late-romantic harmonies with a Russian flavor, and in places, an intense emotionalism. There are also stylistic references to early 19th century music in the Overture.
Ballet
- Overture
Act One
Overture
- The Christmas Tree
- Marche [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut1mrch.mid]
- Children's Galop And Entry of the Parents
- Scene dansante: Drosselmeyer's Arrival and Distribution of Presents
- The Nutcracker and Grandfather Dance
- Departure of the Guests - Night
- The Battle
Act Two
- A Pine Forest In Winter
- Waltz of the Snowflakes
Act Three
- The Enchanted Palace of the Kingdom of Sweets
- Arrival of Clara and the Nutcracker
- Divertissement: Chocolate (Spanish Dance)
- Coffee (Arabian Dance) [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut4arab.mid]
- Tea (Chinese Dance) [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut5chin.mid]
- Trepak (Russian Dance) [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut3trep.mid]
- Dance of the Reed Pipes [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut6reed.mid]
- Mother Cigogne and the Clowns
- Waltz of the Flowers [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut7wltz.mid]
- The Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy - Intrada
- The Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy - Variation 1: Tarantella
- The Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy - Variation 2: Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut2fair.mid]
- The Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy - Coda (Pas De Deux)
- Final Waltz and Apotheosis
Suite
The suite derived and abridged from the ballet became more popular than the ballet itself, partly due to its inclusion in Walt Disney's Fantasia. The outline below is not the only one used for the Nutcracker suite, but it is one of the most common.
- I. Overture
- II. Dances
- A. Marche
- B. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
- C Russian Dance
- D Arabian Dance
- E. Chinese Dance
- F. Danse mirlitons
- III. Final Waltz
Footnotes
- In E.T.A. Hoffmann's original version of 1814, the family was named Stahlbaum. In Alexandre Dumas' French adaptation of 1844 the name was changed to Silberhaus.
Media
External links
- [http://gutenberg.spiegel.de/etahoff/nussknac/nussknak.htm Nußknacker und Mausekönig] by E.T.A. Hoffmann, 1814
- [http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext04/7cssn10.txt Histoire d'un Casse-Noisette] by Alexandre Dumas, 1844
Nutcracker, The
Nutcracker, The
Nutcracker, The
Category:Christmas onstage
ja:くるみ割り人形
The Nutcracker
The story of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King was written by E. T. A. Hoffmann. Alexandre Dumas' adaptation of the story was set to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and has become the most popular ballet performed around Christmas time. It is appealing to children and adults alike and has been a standard yearly feature of theatres in many cities.
Story
The story has been published in many book versions including colorful children's versions. The plot revolves around a young German girl named Clara Stahlbaum.
The curtain opens to see the Stahlbaum's house, where a Christmas party is being held. Clara, her little brother Fritz, and their mother and father are celebrating with friends and family, when the mysterious godfather, Herr Drosselmeyer, enters. He quickly produces a large bag of gifts for all the children. All are very happy, except for Clara, being the only one who does not receive a gift. Herr Drosselmeyer then produces three life-sized dolls, who each take a turn to dance. When the dances are done, Clara approaches Herr Drosselmeyer asking for a gift. Sadly, Drosselmeyer is out of presents. Clara runs to her mother in a fit of tears.
Drosselmeyer conjures up a Nutcracker. Clara is happy, but Fritz is jealous, and breaks the Nutcracker. Drosselmeyer chases him off and mends the toy.
The party ends and the Stahlbaum family go to bed, but Clara is concerned about her Nutcracker, and comes out to the Christmas tree to see it. She falls asleep with the Nutcracker in her arms.
When the clock strikes midnight, Clara hears the sound of mice. She wakes up and tries to run away, but the mice stop her. The Nutcracker and his band of soldiers rise to defend Clara, and the Mouse King leads his mice into battle.
A conflict ensues, and when the Mouse King stabs the Nutcracker, Clara throws her shoe at him. The mouse dies. The mice retreat, taking their dead leader with them. Clara cries for her Nutcracker, who is also dead, and her tears bring him back to life.
The two then dance, and the Nutcracker turns into a prince, who leads her into the land of the Sugar Plum Fairy, where dancing Snow Flakes greet them. The people of the land dance for them, and Clara wakes up under the Christmas tree with the Nutcracker in her arms.
History of the piece
Tchaikovsky composed the ballet ("Щелкунчик" in Russian) in 1891–1892, but he was unsatisfied with it and considered it to be one of his less successful pieces.
Suites derived from this ballet became very popular on the concert stage. Eventually one of these ended up in Disney's Fantasia. Although the sequence and included movements can somewhat differ, they are all called The Nutcracker Suite, including the short suite Tchaikovsky had produced himself.
Because the original ballet is quite long, many modern dance performances make several omissions (adding to the confusion over the suites).
The Music
The music in Tchaikovsky's ballet is some of the composer's most popular. The music belongs to the Romantic tradition and contains some of his most memorable melodies which are frequently used in television and film. The Trepak, or Russian dance, is one of the most recogizable pieces in the ballet, along with the famous Waltz of the Flowers and March as well as the ubiquitous Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy.The ballet contains surprisingly advanced harmonies and a wealth of melodic invention unsurpassed in ballet music.
Typical to Tchaikovsky, the music contains lush late-romantic harmonies with a Russian flavor, and in places, an intense emotionalism. There are also stylistic references to early 19th century music in the Overture.
Ballet
- Overture
Act One
Overture
- The Christmas Tree
- Marche [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut1mrch.mid]
- Children's Galop And Entry of the Parents
- Scene dansante: Drosselmeyer's Arrival and Distribution of Presents
- The Nutcracker and Grandfather Dance
- Departure of the Guests - Night
- The Battle
Act Two
- A Pine Forest In Winter
- Waltz of the Snowflakes
Act Three
- The Enchanted Palace of the Kingdom of Sweets
- Arrival of Clara and the Nutcracker
- Divertissement: Chocolate (Spanish Dance)
- Coffee (Arabian Dance) [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut4arab.mid]
- Tea (Chinese Dance) [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut5chin.mid]
- Trepak (Russian Dance) [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut3trep.mid]
- Dance of the Reed Pipes [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut6reed.mid]
- Mother Cigogne and the Clowns
- Waltz of the Flowers [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut7wltz.mid]
- The Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy - Intrada
- The Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy - Variation 1: Tarantella
- The Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy - Variation 2: Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut2fair.mid]
- The Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy - Coda (Pas De Deux)
- Final Waltz and Apotheosis
Suite
The suite derived and abridged from the ballet became more popular than the ballet itself, partly due to its inclusion in Walt Disney's Fantasia. The outline below is not the only one used for the Nutcracker suite, but it is one of the most common.
- I. Overture
- II. Dances
- A. Marche
- B. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
- C Russian Dance
- D Arabian Dance
- E. Chinese Dance
- F. Danse mirlitons
- III. Final Waltz
Footnotes
- In E.T.A. Hoffmann's original version of 1814, the family was named Stahlbaum. In Alexandre Dumas' French adaptation of 1844 the name was changed to Silberhaus.
Media
External links
- [http://gutenberg.spiegel.de/etahoff/nussknac/nussknak.htm Nußknacker und Mausekönig] by E.T.A. Hoffmann, 1814
- [http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext04/7cssn10.txt Histoire d'un Casse-Noisette] by Alexandre Dumas, 1844
Nutcracker, The
Nutcracker, The
Nutcracker, The
Category:Christmas onstage
ja:くるみ割り人形
The Nutcracker
The story of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King was written by E. T. A. Hoffmann. Alexandre Dumas' adaptation of the story was set to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and has become the most popular ballet performed around Christmas time. It is appealing to children and adults alike and has been a standard yearly feature of theatres in many cities.
Story
The story has been published in many book versions including colorful children's versions. The plot revolves around a young German girl named Clara Stahlbaum.
The curtain opens to see the Stahlbaum's house, where a Christmas party is being held. Clara, her little brother Fritz, and their mother and father are celebrating with friends and family, when the mysterious godfather, Herr Drosselmeyer, enters. He quickly produces a large bag of gifts for all the children. All are very happy, except for Clara, being the only one who does not receive a gift. Herr Drosselmeyer then produces three life-sized dolls, who each take a turn to dance. When the dances are done, Clara approaches Herr Drosselmeyer asking for a gift. Sadly, Drosselmeyer is out of presents. Clara runs to her mother in a fit of tears.
Drosselmeyer conjures up a Nutcracker. Clara is happy, but Fritz is jealous, and breaks the Nutcracker. Drosselmeyer chases him off and mends the toy.
The party ends and the Stahlbaum family go to bed, but Clara is concerned about her Nutcracker, and comes out to the Christmas tree to see it. She falls asleep with the Nutcracker in her arms.
When the clock strikes midnight, Clara hears the sound of mice. She wakes up and tries to run away, but the mice stop her. The Nutcracker and his band of soldiers rise to defend Clara, and the Mouse King leads his mice into battle.
A conflict ensues, and when the Mouse King stabs the Nutcracker, Clara throws her shoe at him. The mouse dies. The mice retreat, taking their dead leader with them. Clara cries for her Nutcracker, who is also dead, and her tears bring him back to life.
The two then dance, and the Nutcracker turns into a prince, who leads her into the land of the Sugar Plum Fairy, where dancing Snow Flakes greet them. The people of the land dance for them, and Clara wakes up under the Christmas tree with the Nutcracker in her arms.
History of the piece
Tchaikovsky composed the ballet ("Щелкунчик" in Russian) in 1891–1892, but he was unsatisfied with it and considered it to be one of his less successful pieces.
Suites derived from this ballet became very popular on the concert stage. Eventually one of these ended up in Disney's Fantasia. Although the sequence and included movements can somewhat differ, they are all called The Nutcracker Suite, including the short suite Tchaikovsky had produced himself.
Because the original ballet is quite long, many modern dance performances make several omissions (adding to the confusion over the suites).
The Music
The music in Tchaikovsky's ballet is some of the composer's most popular. The music belongs to the Romantic tradition and contains some of his most memorable melodies which are frequently used in television and film. The Trepak, or Russian dance, is one of the most recogizable pieces in the ballet, along with the famous Waltz of the Flowers and March as well as the ubiquitous Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy.The ballet contains surprisingly advanced harmonies and a wealth of melodic invention unsurpassed in ballet music.
Typical to Tchaikovsky, the music contains lush late-romantic harmonies with a Russian flavor, and in places, an intense emotionalism. There are also stylistic references to early 19th century music in the Overture.
Ballet
- Overture
Act One
Overture
- The Christmas Tree
- Marche [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut1mrch.mid]
- Children's Galop And Entry of the Parents
- Scene dansante: Drosselmeyer's Arrival and Distribution of Presents
- The Nutcracker and Grandfather Dance
- Departure of the Guests - Night
- The Battle
Act Two
- A Pine Forest In Winter
- Waltz of the Snowflakes
Act Three
- The Enchanted Palace of the Kingdom of Sweets
- Arrival of Clara and the Nutcracker
- Divertissement: Chocolate (Spanish Dance)
- Coffee (Arabian Dance) [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut4arab.mid]
- Tea (Chinese Dance) [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut5chin.mid]
- Trepak (Russian Dance) [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut3trep.mid]
- Dance of the Reed Pipes [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut6reed.mid]
- Mother Cigogne and the Clowns
- Waltz of the Flowers [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut7wltz.mid]
- The Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy - Intrada
- The Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy - Variation 1: Tarantella
- The Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy - Variation 2: Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut2fair.mid]
- The Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy - Coda (Pas De Deux)
- Final Waltz and Apotheosis
Suite
The suite derived and abridged from the ballet became more popular than the ballet itself, partly due to its inclusion in Walt Disney's Fantasia. The outline below is not the only one used for the Nutcracker suite, but it is one of the most common.
- I. Overture
- II. Dances
- A. Marche
- B. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
- C Russian Dance
- D Arabian Dance
- E. Chinese Dance
- F. Danse mirlitons
- III. Final Waltz
Footnotes
- In E.T.A. Hoffmann's original version of 1814, the family was named Stahlbaum. In Alexandre Dumas' French adaptation of 1844 the name was changed to Silberhaus.
Media
External links
- [http://gutenberg.spiegel.de/etahoff/nussknac/nussknak.htm Nußknacker und Mausekönig] by E.T.A. Hoffmann, 1814
- [http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext04/7cssn10.txt Histoire d'un Casse-Noisette] by Alexandre Dumas, 1844
Nutcracker, The
Nutcracker, The
Nutcracker, The
Category:Christmas onstage
ja:くるみ割り人形
The Nutcracker
The story of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King was written by E. T. A. Hoffmann. Alexandre Dumas' adaptation of the story was set to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and has become the most popular ballet performed around Christmas time. It is appealing to children and adults alike and has been a standard yearly feature of theatres in many cities.
Story
The story has been published in many book versions including colorful children's versions. The plot revolves around a young German girl named Clara Stahlbaum.
The curtain opens to see the Stahlbaum's house, where a Christmas party is being held. Clara, her little brother Fritz, and their mother and father are celebrating with friends and family, when the mysterious godfather, Herr Drosselmeyer, enters. He quickly produces a large bag of gifts for all the children. All are very happy, except for Clara, being the only one who does not receive a gift. Herr Drosselmeyer then produces three life-sized dolls, who each take a turn to dance. When the dances are done, Clara approaches Herr Drosselmeyer asking for a gift. Sadly, Drosselmeyer is out of presents. Clara runs to her mother in a fit of tears.
Drosselmeyer conjures up a Nutcracker. Clara is happy, but Fritz is jealous, and breaks the Nutcracker. Drosselmeyer chases him off and mends the toy.
The party ends and the Stahlbaum family go to bed, but Clara is concerned about her Nutcracker, and comes out to the Christmas tree to see it. She falls asleep with the Nutcracker in her arms.
When the clock strikes midnight, Clara hears the sound of mice. She wakes up and tries to run away, but the mice stop her. The Nutcracker and his band of soldiers rise to defend Clara, and the Mouse King leads his mice into battle.
A conflict ensues, and when the Mouse King stabs the Nutcracker, Clara throws her shoe at him. The mouse dies. The mice retreat, taking their dead leader with them. Clara cries for her Nutcracker, who is also dead, and her tears bring him back to life.
The two then dance, and the Nutcracker turns into a prince, who leads her into the land of the Sugar Plum Fairy, where dancing Snow Flakes greet them. The people of the land dance for them, and Clara wakes up under the Christmas tree with the Nutcracker in her arms.
History of the piece
Tchaikovsky composed the ballet ("Щелкунчик" in Russian) in 1891–1892, but he was unsatisfied with it and considered it to be one of his less successful pieces.
Suites derived from this ballet became very popular on the concert stage. Eventually one of these ended up in Disney's Fantasia. Although the sequence and included movements can somewhat differ, they are all called The Nutcracker Suite, including the short suite Tchaikovsky had produced himself.
Because the original ballet is quite long, many modern dance performances make several omissions (adding to the confusion over the suites).
The Music
The music in Tchaikovsky's ballet is some of the composer's most popular. The music belongs to the Romantic tradition and contains some of his most memorable melodies which are frequently used in television and film. The Trepak, or Russian dance, is one of the most recogizable pieces in the ballet, along with the famous Waltz of the Flowers and March as well as the ubiquitous Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy.The ballet contains surprisingly advanced harmonies and a wealth of melodic invention unsurpassed in ballet music.
Typical to Tchaikovsky, the music contains lush late-romantic harmonies with a Russian flavor, and in places, an intense emotionalism. There are also stylistic references to early 19th century music in the Overture.
Ballet
- Overture
Act One
Overture
- The Christmas Tree
- Marche [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut1mrch.mid]
- Children's Galop And Entry of the Parents
- Scene dansante: Drosselmeyer's Arrival and Distribution of Presents
- The Nutcracker and Grandfather Dance
- Departure of the Guests - Night
- The Battle
Act Two
- A Pine Forest In Winter
- Waltz of the Snowflakes
Act Three
- The Enchanted Palace of the Kingdom of Sweets
- Arrival of Clara and the Nutcracker
- Divertissement: Chocolate (Spanish Dance)
- Coffee (Arabian Dance) [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut4arab.mid]
- Tea (Chinese Dance) [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut5chin.mid]
- Trepak (Russian Dance) [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut3trep.mid]
- Dance of the Reed Pipes [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut6reed.mid]
- Mother Cigogne and the Clowns
- Waltz of the Flowers [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut7wltz.mid]
- The Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy - Intrada
- The Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy - Variation 1: Tarantella
- The Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy - Variation 2: Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut2fair.mid]
- The Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy - Coda (Pas De Deux)
- Final Waltz and Apotheosis
Suite
The suite derived and abridged from the ballet became more popular than the ballet itself, partly due to its inclusion in Walt Disney's Fantasia. The outline below is not the only one used for the Nutcracker suite, but it is one of the most common.
- I. Overture
- II. Dances
- A. Marche
- B. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
- C Russian Dance
- D Arabian Dance
- E. Chinese Dance
- F. Danse mirlitons
- III. Final Waltz
Footnotes
- In E.T.A. Hoffmann's original version of 1814, the family was named Stahlbaum. In Alexandre Dumas' French adaptation of 1844 the name was changed to Silberhaus.
Media
External links
- [http://gutenberg.spiegel.de/etahoff/nussknac/nussknak.htm Nußknacker und Mausekönig] by E.T.A. Hoffmann, 1814
- [http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext04/7cssn10.txt Histoire d'un Casse-Noisette] by Alexandre Dumas, 1844
Nutcracker, The
Nutcracker, The
Nutcracker, The
Category:Christmas onstage
ja:くるみ割り人形
The Nutcracker
The story of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King was written by E. T. A. Hoffmann. Alexandre Dumas' adaptation of the story was set to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and has become the most popular ballet performed around Christmas time. It is appealing to children and adults alike and has been a standard yearly feature of theatres in many cities.
Story
The story has been published in many book versions including colorful children's versions. The plot revolves around a young German girl named Clara Stahlbaum.
The curtain opens to see the Stahlbaum's house, where a Christmas party is being held. Clara, her little brother Fritz, and their mother and father are celebrating with friends and family, when the mysterious godfather, Herr Drosselmeyer, enters. He quickly produces a large bag of gifts for all the children. All are very happy, except for Clara, being the only one who does not receive a gift. Herr Drosselmeyer then produces three life-sized dolls, who each take a turn to dance. When the dances are done, Clara approaches Herr Drosselmeyer asking for a gift. Sadly, Drosselmeyer is out of presents. Clara runs to her mother in a fit of tears.
Drosselmeyer conjures up a Nutcracker. Clara is happy, but Fritz is jealous, and breaks the Nutcracker. Drosselmeyer chases him off and mends the toy.
The party ends and the Stahlbaum family go to bed, but Clara is concerned about her Nutcracker, and comes out to the Christmas tree to see it. She falls asleep with the Nutcracker in her arms.
When the clock strikes midnight, Clara hears the sound of mice. She wakes up and tries to run away, but the mice stop her. The Nutcracker and his band of soldiers rise to defend Clara, and the Mouse King leads his mice into battle.
A conflict ensues, and when the Mouse King stabs the Nutcracker, Clara throws her shoe at him. The mouse dies. The mice retreat, taking their dead leader with them. Clara cries for her Nutcracker, who is also dead, and her tears bring him back to life.
The two then dance, and the Nutcracker turns into a prince, who leads her into the land of the Sugar Plum Fairy, where dancing Snow Flakes greet them. The people of the land dance for them, and Clara wakes up under the Christmas tree with the Nutcracker in her arms.
History of the piece
Tchaikovsky composed the ballet ("Щелкунчик" in Russian) in 1891–1892, but he was unsatisfied with it and considered it to be one of his less successful pieces.
Suites derived from this ballet became very popular on the concert stage. Eventually one of these ended up in Disney's Fantasia. Although the sequence and included movements can somewhat differ, they are all called The Nutcracker Suite, including the short suite Tchaikovsky had produced himself.
Because the original ballet is quite long, many modern dance performances make several omissions (adding to the confusion over the suites).
The Music
The music in Tchaikovsky's ballet is some of the composer's most popular. The music belongs to the Romantic tradition and contains some of his most memorable melodies which are frequently used in television and film. The Trepak, or Russian dance, is one of the most recogizable pieces in the ballet, along with the famous Waltz of the Flowers and March as well as the ubiquitous Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy.The ballet contains surprisingly advanced harmonies and a wealth of melodic invention unsurpassed in ballet music.
Typical to Tchaikovsky, the music contains lush late-romantic harmonies with a Russian flavor, and in places, an intense emotionalism. There are also stylistic references to early 19th century music in the Overture.
Ballet
- Overture
Act One
Overture
- The Christmas Tree
- Marche [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut1mrch.mid]
- Children's Galop And Entry of the Parents
- Scene dansante: Drosselmeyer's Arrival and Distribution of Presents
- The Nutcracker and Grandfather Dance
- Departure of the Guests - Night
- The Battle
Act Two
- A Pine Forest In Winter
- Waltz of the Snowflakes
Act Three
- The Enchanted Palace of the Kingdom of Sweets
- Arrival of Clara and the Nutcracker
- Divertissement: Chocolate (Spanish Dance)
- Coffee (Arabian Dance) [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut4arab.mid]
- Tea (Chinese Dance) [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut5chin.mid]
- Trepak (Russian Dance) [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut3trep.mid]
- Dance of the Reed Pipes [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut6reed.mid]
- Mother Cigogne and the Clowns
- Waltz of the Flowers [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut7wltz.mid]
- The Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy - Intrada
- The Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy - Variation 1: Tarantella
- The Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy - Variation 2: Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut2fair.mid]
- The Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy - Coda (Pas De Deux)
- Final Waltz and Apotheosis
Suite
The suite derived and abridged from the ballet became more popular than the ballet itself, partly due to its inclusion in Walt Disney's Fantasia. The outline below is not the only one used for the Nutcracker suite, but it is one of the most common.
- I. Overture
- II. Dances
- A. Marche
- B. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
- C Russian Dance
- D Arabian Dance
- E. Chinese Dance
- F. Danse mirlitons
- III. Final Waltz
Footnotes
- In E.T.A. Hoffmann's original version of 1814, the family was named Stahlbaum. In Alexandre Dumas' French adaptation of 1844 the name was changed to Silberhaus.
Media
External links
- [http://gutenberg.spiegel.de/etahoff/nussknac/nussknak.htm Nußknacker und Mausekönig] by E.T.A. Hoffmann, 1814
- [http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext04/7cssn10.txt Histoire d'un Casse-Noisette] by Alexandre Dumas, 1844
Nutcracker, The
Nutcracker, The
Nutcracker, The
Category:Christmas onstage
ja:くるみ割り人形
The Nutcracker
The story of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King was written by E. T. A. Hoffmann. Alexandre Dumas' adaptation of the story was set to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and has become the most popular ballet performed around Christmas time. It is appealing to children and adults alike and has been a standard yearly feature of theatres in many cities.
Story
The story has been published in many book versions including colorful children's versions. The plot revolves around a young German girl named Clara Stahlbaum.
The curtain opens to see the Stahlbaum's house, where a Christmas party is being held. Clara, her little brother Fritz, and their mother and father are celebrating with friends and family, when the mysterious godfather, Herr Drosselmeyer, enters. He quickly produces a large bag of gifts for all the children. All are very happy, except for Clara, being the only one who does not receive a gift. Herr Drosselmeyer then produces three life-sized dolls, who each take a turn to dance. When the dances are done, Clara approaches Herr Drosselmeyer asking for a gift. Sadly, Drosselmeyer is out of presents. Clara runs to her mother in a fit of tears.
Drosselmeyer conjures up a Nutcracker. Clara is happy, but Fritz is jealous, and breaks the Nutcracker. Drosselmeyer chases him off and mends the toy.
The party ends and the Stahlbaum family go to bed, but Clara is concerned about her Nutcracker, and comes out to the Christmas tree to see it. She falls asleep with the Nutcracker in her arms.
When the clock strikes midnight, Clara hears the sound of mice. She wakes up and tries to run away, but the mice stop her. The Nutcracker and his band of soldiers rise to defend Clara, and the Mouse King leads his mice into battle.
A conflict ensues, and when the Mouse King stabs the Nutcracker, Clara throws her shoe at him. The mouse dies. The mice retreat, taking their dead leader with them. Clara cries for her Nutcracker, who is also dead, and her tears bring him back to life.
The two then dance, and the Nutcracker turns into a prince, who leads her into the land of the Sugar Plum Fairy, where dancing Snow Flakes greet them. The people of the land dance for them, and Clara wakes up under the Christmas tree with the Nutcracker in her arms.
History of the piece
Tchaikovsky composed the ballet ("Щелкунчик" in Russian) in 1891–1892, but he was unsatisfied with it and considered it to be one of his less successful pieces.
Suites derived from this ballet became very popular on the concert stage. Eventually one of these ended up in Disney's Fantasia. Although the sequence and included movements can somewhat differ, they are all called The Nutcracker Suite, including the short suite Tchaikovsky had produced himself.
Because the original ballet is quite long, many modern dance performances make several omissions (adding to the confusion over the suites).
The Music
The music in Tchaikovsky's ballet is some of the composer's most popular. The music belongs to the Romantic tradition and contains some of his most memorable melodies which are frequently used in television and film. The Trepak, or Russian dance, is one of the most recogizable pieces in the ballet, along with the famous Waltz of the Flowers and March as well as the ubiquitous Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy.The ballet contains surprisingly advanced harmonies and a wealth of melodic invention unsurpassed in ballet music.
Typical to Tchaikovsky, the music contains lush late-romantic harmonies with a Russian flavor, and in places, an intense emotionalism. There are also stylistic references to early 19th century music in the Overture.
Ballet
- Overture
Act One
Overture
- The Christmas Tree
- Marche [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut1mrch.mid]
- Children's Galop And Entry of the Parents
- Scene dansante: Drosselmeyer's Arrival and Distribution of Presents
- The Nutcracker and Grandfather Dance
- Departure of the Guests - Night
- The Battle
Act Two
- A Pine Forest In Winter
- Waltz of the Snowflakes
Act Three
- The Enchanted Palace of the Kingdom of Sweets
- Arrival of Clara and the Nutcracker
- Divertissement: Chocolate (Spanish Dance)
- Coffee (Arabian Dance) [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut4arab.mid]
- Tea (Chinese Dance) [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut5chin.mid]
- Trepak (Russian Dance) [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut3trep.mid]
- Dance of the Reed Pipes [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut6reed.mid]
- Mother Cigogne and the Clowns
- Waltz of the Flowers [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut7wltz.mid]
- The Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy - Intrada
- The Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy - Variation 1: Tarantella
- The Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy - Variation 2: Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy [http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/tchaikovsky/nut2fair.mid]
- The Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy - Coda (Pas De Deux)
- Final Waltz and Apotheosis
Suite
The suite derived and abridged from the ballet became more popular than the ballet itself, partly due to its inclusion in Walt Disney's Fantasia. The outline below is not the only one used for the Nutcracker suite, but it is one of the most common.
- I. Overture
- II. Dances
- A. Marche
- B. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
- C Russian Dance
- D Arabian Dance
- E. Chinese Dance
- F. Danse mirlitons
- III. Final Waltz
Footnotes
- In E.T.A. Hoffmann's original version of 1814, the family was named Stahlbaum. In Alexandre Dumas' French adaptation of 1844 the name was changed to Silberhaus.
Media
External links
- [http://gutenberg.spiegel.de/etahoff/nussknac/nussknak.htm Nußknacker und Mausekönig] by E.T.A. Hoffmann, 1814
- [http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext04/7cssn10.txt Histoire d'un Casse-Noisette] by Alexandre Dumas, 1844
Nutcracker, The
Nutcracker, The
Nutcracker, The
Category:Christmas onstage
ja:くるみ割り人形
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