George Balanchine (born Giorgi Melitonovitch BalanchivadzeJanuary 22[O.S. January 9]1904–April 30, 1983) was an American balletchoreographer. Styled as the father of American ballet, he took the standards and technique from his education at the Imperial Ballet School and fused it with other schools of movement that he had adopted during his tenure as a guest choreographer on Broadway and in Hollywood, creating his signature "neoclassical style". He was a choreographer known for his musicality; he expressed music with dance and worked extensively with leading composers of his time like Igor Stravinsky.
He was invited to America in 1933, by a young arts patron named Lincoln Kirstein who shared Balanchine's attitude regarding the importance of high quality dance training in America and together they founded the School of American Ballet. Along with Kirstein he co-founded the New York City Ballet (NYCB) and remained its Artistic Director until his death.
Ballet/ˈbæleɪ/ (French:[balɛ]) is a type of performance dance that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread, highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary based on French terminology. It has been globally influential and has defined the foundational techniques used in many other dance genres. Becoming a ballet dancer requires years of training. Ballet has been taught in various schools around the world, which have historically incorporated their own cultures to evolve the art.
Ballet may also refer to a ballet dance work, which consists of the choreography and music for a ballet production. A well-known example of this is The Nutcracker, a two-act ballet that was originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a music score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Ballets are choreographed and performed by trained artists. Many classical ballets are performed with classical music accompaniment and use elaborate costumes and staging, though there are exceptions to this. Most notably, American choreographer George Balanchine is known for his plotless neoclassical ballets which are often performed in simple leotards and tights without scenery.
Ballet is a 1995 American documentary film directed by Frederick Wiseman. It portrays rehearsals, choreography, performances, business transactions, and other day-to-day life of the American Ballet Theatre. Much of the footage dates from the 1992 season. It also includes scenes from the company's European tour, namely in Greece and Copenhagen.
Ballet as a music form progressed from simply a complement to dance, to a concrete compositional form that often had as much value as the dance that went along with it. The dance form, originating in France during the 17th century, began as a theatrical dance. It was not until the 19th century that ballet gained status as a “classical” form. In ballet, the terms ‘classical’ and ‘romantic’ are chronologically reversed from musical usage. Thus, the 19th century classical period in ballet coincided with the 19th century Romantic era in Music. Ballet music composers from the 17th–19th centuries, including the likes of Jean-Baptiste Lully and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, were predominantly in France and Russia. Yet with the increased international notoriety seen in Tchaikovsky’s lifetime, ballet music composition and ballet in general spread across the western world.
History
Until about the second half of the 19th century the role of music in ballet was secondary, with the main emphasis on dance, while music was simply a compilation of danceable tunes. Writing "ballet music" used to be a job for musical craftsmen, rather than for masters. For example, critics of the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky mentioned his writing of ballet music as something demeaning.
The Sonatine (Sonatina) for violin and piano is a chamber-music composition by Karlheinz Stockhausen, written while he was still a student in 1951. It carries the work-number ⅛ in his catalogue of works.
History
Stockhausen composed the Sonatine as the second of two "free works" required for his final examinations at the Cologne Conservatory(Stockhausen 1978, 46). The piano part of the first movement was composed originally as a separate work, titled Präludium, and the violin part was then superimposed (Kurtz 1992, 261). The manuscript of the completed composition is dated 19 March 1951. It was premiered by Wolfgang Marschner, concertmaster of the NWDR Symphony Orchestra, with the composer at the piano, in a broadcast recording transmitted for the first time on 24 August 1951 (Stockhausen 1978, 46; Kurtz 1992, 31). The first performance before a live audience, however, did not occur until twenty years later, when Saschko Gawriloff (violin) and Aloys Kontarsky (piano) played it on 22 October 1971 at a concert of the SMIP in Paris (Frisius 2008, 30; Stockhausen 1978, 46).
Ravel's Sonatine | NYC Ballet Symphony in C | Great Performances on PBS
New York City Ballet Symphony in C, an all-Balanchine performance, opens with the rarely seen Ravel's Sonatine.
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New York City Ballet Symphony in C is part two of a two-part special featuring four ballets by NYCB co-founder George Balanchine set to the music of French composers. Part two airs on Friday, February 24 at 9PM on PBS (check local listings). Both programs are hosted by NYCB Ballet Master in Chief Peter Martins.
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published: 22 Feb 2017
Sonatine
published: 02 Aug 2023
Sonatina (Ballet Etudes)
Excerpts from Ballet Etudes' SONATINA, created in 2021.
Created 1986 to fulfill the artistic needs of serious young ballet dancers in the Phoenix, Arizona area, company members strive to meet the same high artistic standards of a professional company in their dance training, rehearsals, and performances. For more information, visit balletetudes.net.
published: 26 May 2021
Sonatine
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Sonatine trailer. Music by Joe Hisaishi .
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Fantastic scene! Directed by Takeshi Kitano and music by Joe Hisaishi.
published: 05 Jan 2018
New York City Ballet Moves "Sonatine" | Oct 28, 2017 | Northrop 2017-18 Dance Season
Northrop UMN highlights New York City Ballet Moves' "Sonatine" from its 2017-18 Dance Season.
This select group of performers from New York City Ballet's outstanding roster of principal dancers, soloists, corps members, and musicians, performs a stunning program of five different ballets, with four performed to live music.
published: 11 Jul 2017
Ravel: Sonatine | Martha Argerich (1960)
Martha Argerich, piano
Maurice Ravel
Sonatine
00:00 - Modéré
03:49 - Mouvement de menuet
06:30 - Animé
1960, September 8 (Köln)
published: 15 Jan 2019
Violette Verdy coaching Monique Loudières in Balanchine's Sonatine
published: 19 Mar 2021
Sonatine - George Balanchine
Le salut de ce ballet à l'Opéra Garnier de Paris.
Illustration musicale JMF.
Myriam Ould-Braham, Mathias Heymann.
Réglé par Bart Cook.
published: 15 Nov 2016
SONATINA from different perspectives
Which view do you like best of Ballet Etudes dancers performing SONATINA?! 👀
New York City Ballet Symphony in C, an all-Balanchine performance, opens with the rarely seen Ravel's Sonatine.
Please SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed! http://bit.ly/...
New York City Ballet Symphony in C, an all-Balanchine performance, opens with the rarely seen Ravel's Sonatine.
Please SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed! http://bit.ly/1G40XgZ
**More info & videos below**
New York City Ballet Symphony in C is part two of a two-part special featuring four ballets by NYCB co-founder George Balanchine set to the music of French composers. Part two airs on Friday, February 24 at 9PM on PBS (check local listings). Both programs are hosted by NYCB Ballet Master in Chief Peter Martins.
For full episodes, visit http://www.pbs.org/greatperformances
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/greatperformances
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gperfpbs/
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The only continuing primetime performance showcase on American television, Great Performances presents a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries. With its programs garnering 65 Emmy Awards and four George Foster Peabody Awards, the series has received every major television honor.
Regardless of geographic or economic limitations, Great Performances ensures its audiences “the best seats in the house” with a roster of artists and performing arts companies that represent a “Who’s Who” of excellence and virtuosity in the international performing arts.
New York City Ballet Symphony in C, an all-Balanchine performance, opens with the rarely seen Ravel's Sonatine.
Please SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed! http://bit.ly/1G40XgZ
**More info & videos below**
New York City Ballet Symphony in C is part two of a two-part special featuring four ballets by NYCB co-founder George Balanchine set to the music of French composers. Part two airs on Friday, February 24 at 9PM on PBS (check local listings). Both programs are hosted by NYCB Ballet Master in Chief Peter Martins.
For full episodes, visit http://www.pbs.org/greatperformances
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/greatperformances
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gperfpbs/
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The only continuing primetime performance showcase on American television, Great Performances presents a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries. With its programs garnering 65 Emmy Awards and four George Foster Peabody Awards, the series has received every major television honor.
Regardless of geographic or economic limitations, Great Performances ensures its audiences “the best seats in the house” with a roster of artists and performing arts companies that represent a “Who’s Who” of excellence and virtuosity in the international performing arts.
Excerpts from Ballet Etudes' SONATINA, created in 2021.
Created 1986 to fulfill the artistic needs of serious young ballet dancers in the Phoenix, Arizona are...
Excerpts from Ballet Etudes' SONATINA, created in 2021.
Created 1986 to fulfill the artistic needs of serious young ballet dancers in the Phoenix, Arizona area, company members strive to meet the same high artistic standards of a professional company in their dance training, rehearsals, and performances. For more information, visit balletetudes.net.
Excerpts from Ballet Etudes' SONATINA, created in 2021.
Created 1986 to fulfill the artistic needs of serious young ballet dancers in the Phoenix, Arizona area, company members strive to meet the same high artistic standards of a professional company in their dance training, rehearsals, and performances. For more information, visit balletetudes.net.
[MV] 이달의 소녀 1/3 (LOOΠΔ 1/3) 알 수 없는 비밀(Sonatine) LOOΠΔ 1/3 [Love vesves Evil] LOOΠΔ is a K-pop group building its own view of the world. Six members of LOOΠΔ, He...
[MV] 이달의 소녀 1/3 (LOOΠΔ 1/3) 알 수 없는 비밀(Sonatine) LOOΠΔ 1/3 [Love vesves Evil] LOOΠΔ is a K-pop group building its own view of the world. Six members of LOOΠΔ, HeeJin,.
Sonatine trailer. Music by Joe Hisaishi .
SBS Inkigayo 인기가요 EP908 20170430 LOOΠΔ 1/3 (이달의 소녀 1/3) - Sonatine (알 수 없는 비밀) SBS Inkigayo(인기가요) is a Korean music program broadcast by SBS. The show.
Fantastic scene! Directed by Takeshi Kitano and music by Joe Hisaishi.
[MV] 이달의 소녀 1/3 (LOOΠΔ 1/3) 알 수 없는 비밀(Sonatine) LOOΠΔ 1/3 [Love vesves Evil] LOOΠΔ is a K-pop group building its own view of the world. Six members of LOOΠΔ, HeeJin,.
Sonatine trailer. Music by Joe Hisaishi .
SBS Inkigayo 인기가요 EP908 20170430 LOOΠΔ 1/3 (이달의 소녀 1/3) - Sonatine (알 수 없는 비밀) SBS Inkigayo(인기가요) is a Korean music program broadcast by SBS. The show.
Fantastic scene! Directed by Takeshi Kitano and music by Joe Hisaishi.
Northrop UMN highlights New York City Ballet Moves' "Sonatine" from its 2017-18 Dance Season.
This select group of performers from New York City Ballet's out...
Northrop UMN highlights New York City Ballet Moves' "Sonatine" from its 2017-18 Dance Season.
This select group of performers from New York City Ballet's outstanding roster of principal dancers, soloists, corps members, and musicians, performs a stunning program of five different ballets, with four performed to live music.
Northrop UMN highlights New York City Ballet Moves' "Sonatine" from its 2017-18 Dance Season.
This select group of performers from New York City Ballet's outstanding roster of principal dancers, soloists, corps members, and musicians, performs a stunning program of five different ballets, with four performed to live music.
New York City Ballet Symphony in C, an all-Balanchine performance, opens with the rarely seen Ravel's Sonatine.
Please SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed! http://bit.ly/1G40XgZ
**More info & videos below**
New York City Ballet Symphony in C is part two of a two-part special featuring four ballets by NYCB co-founder George Balanchine set to the music of French composers. Part two airs on Friday, February 24 at 9PM on PBS (check local listings). Both programs are hosted by NYCB Ballet Master in Chief Peter Martins.
For full episodes, visit http://www.pbs.org/greatperformances
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/greatperformances
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gperfpbs/
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The only continuing primetime performance showcase on American television, Great Performances presents a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries. With its programs garnering 65 Emmy Awards and four George Foster Peabody Awards, the series has received every major television honor.
Regardless of geographic or economic limitations, Great Performances ensures its audiences “the best seats in the house” with a roster of artists and performing arts companies that represent a “Who’s Who” of excellence and virtuosity in the international performing arts.
Excerpts from Ballet Etudes' SONATINA, created in 2021.
Created 1986 to fulfill the artistic needs of serious young ballet dancers in the Phoenix, Arizona area, company members strive to meet the same high artistic standards of a professional company in their dance training, rehearsals, and performances. For more information, visit balletetudes.net.
[MV] 이달의 소녀 1/3 (LOOΠΔ 1/3) 알 수 없는 비밀(Sonatine) LOOΠΔ 1/3 [Love vesves Evil] LOOΠΔ is a K-pop group building its own view of the world. Six members of LOOΠΔ, HeeJin,.
Sonatine trailer. Music by Joe Hisaishi .
SBS Inkigayo 인기가요 EP908 20170430 LOOΠΔ 1/3 (이달의 소녀 1/3) - Sonatine (알 수 없는 비밀) SBS Inkigayo(인기가요) is a Korean music program broadcast by SBS. The show.
Fantastic scene! Directed by Takeshi Kitano and music by Joe Hisaishi.
Northrop UMN highlights New York City Ballet Moves' "Sonatine" from its 2017-18 Dance Season.
This select group of performers from New York City Ballet's outstanding roster of principal dancers, soloists, corps members, and musicians, performs a stunning program of five different ballets, with four performed to live music.
George Balanchine (born Giorgi Melitonovitch BalanchivadzeJanuary 22[O.S. January 9]1904–April 30, 1983) was an American balletchoreographer. Styled as the father of American ballet, he took the standards and technique from his education at the Imperial Ballet School and fused it with other schools of movement that he had adopted during his tenure as a guest choreographer on Broadway and in Hollywood, creating his signature "neoclassical style". He was a choreographer known for his musicality; he expressed music with dance and worked extensively with leading composers of his time like Igor Stravinsky.
He was invited to America in 1933, by a young arts patron named Lincoln Kirstein who shared Balanchine's attitude regarding the importance of high quality dance training in America and together they founded the School of American Ballet. Along with Kirstein he co-founded the New York City Ballet (NYCB) and remained its Artistic Director until his death.