Ballet music

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Ballet as a musical form is a musical composition intended for ballet performance. The same music can be used for several different ballet choreographies. Until about the second half of the 19th century the role of music in ballet was secondary, with main emphasis being on dance, with music being a compilation of danceable tunes. Writing "ballet music" used to be a job for musical craftsmen, rather than for masters. For example, critics of Tchaikovsky mentioned his writing of ballet music as something demeaning. From the earliest ballets up to the time of Lully (1632–1687)… read more

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1	Play track	Love this track	Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act 2: No. 10, Scene. Moderato	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
2	Play track	Love this track	The Swan	Camille Saint-Saëns	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
3	Play track	Love this track	Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
4	Play track	Love this track	Waltz of the Flowers	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
5	Play track	Love this track	Dance of the Knights	Sergei Prokofiev	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
6	Play track	Love this track	Sabre Dance	Արամ Խաչատրյան	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
7	Play track	Love this track	Russian Dance	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
8	Play track	Love this track	Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act 2: No. 10, Scène (Moderato)	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
9	Play track	Love this track	Dance Of The Mirlitons	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
10	Play track	Love this track	Overture	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading