1. Mozart's "minuet in d major"
2. Bizet's "The Girl in Alai City" and "Flandor Dance"
3. Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky Swan Lake "Dance of Four Little Swan"
4. Swan Lake and Spanish Dance in Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky.
5. Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker and Russian Trepak Dance.
6. ravel's bolero
7. The lovely Anna Polka is from Johann Strauss I.
8. Johann Strauss II's Lightning and Thunder Polka
9. Johann Strauss II's "Waltz of the Emperor"
10. Emile Waldorf's skating waltz
The origin of ballet music can be traced back to the Italian Renaissance. At that time, during various festivals, the court often held banquets lasting five or six hours, in which there were a series of performances, including music, poetry, pantomime and dance. It is generally believed that 1489 performed the music and dance "The Story of golden fleece" at the banquet to celebrate the wedding of the Duke of Milan in Tortona, which can be regarded as the prototype of ballet. At that time, the dance was mainly court dance, and the music used was unknown.
/kloc-In the 6th century, this kind of entertainment spread from Italy to France. The Queen's comedy ballet was performed in France in 158 1 year, which is the product of the combination of ballet and drama. Its scripts and music still exist today. Music also includes songs, which is the beginning of the Palace Ballet. /kloc-before the middle of the 0/7th century, court ballet was quite popular, and there were composers, but the score was rarely circulated so far.
/kloc-In the middle of the 0/7th century, French ballet became popular at the initiative of Louis XIV. 166 1 year, the Royal Academy of Dance was founded, with the principal J.-B. Lurie as a composer and dancer, and he composed more than 20 new ballets. 1664, Luli and Moliere jointly founded the style of "comedy ballet". 1669, France established the Royal Conservatory of Music, which promoted the specialization of ballet music. Later, it merged with the Royal Dance Academy to form the Paris Opera House, and ballet became a formal theatrical art. 1673, Luli turned to opera creation, and introduced ballet into opera, forming the convention that operas (especially grand operas) must be inserted into ballet. J.-P. Ramo once created a kind of "singing ballet", which simplified the drama to emphasize dance.
/kloc-after the 0/8th century, ballet gradually separated from singing and became an independent art (but ballet in opera still exists), and spread to European countries. At that time, there was not much music used so far. Classical composers such as Gluck, Mozart and Beethoven all wrote ballets, especially Beethoven's The Birth of Prometheus.
This stage is often called the classical ballet period. The style of ballet music has been basically stereotyped, which can be divided into three types: ① classical dance music, which is used to set off the atmosphere of group dance; It is also used to express the thoughts and feelings of the characters in the play, such as solo dance and duet. ② Character dance music developed from folk dance music, such as Spanish dance music and Mazzuca dance music. (3) All kinds of music and scene music used to accompany pantomime performances. In addition, overture or prelude, interlude, finale, etc. It should be added.
/kloc-entered the romantic ballet period at the beginning of the 0/9th century. The theme of ballet gradually turned to romanticism and developed rapidly in European countries. The position of female dancers in ballet has been improved (mainly male dancers in classical ballet), and a number of famous actors have appeared. Toe dancing has also become the main ballet technique. The more important romantic ballets are Adam's Giselle and Delib's gabriela and Sylvie. In addition, ballet adapted from instrumental music appeared, such as Fairy adapted from seven piano pieces by F.F. Chopin, and Invited Dance by C.M. von Weber was inserted into his opera Magic Bomber as ballet music 184 1 year./kloc-0. пи. Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky made great contributions to improving the artistry of ballet music. His three ballet music "Sleeping Beauty", "Nutcracker" and "Swan Lake" introduced the characteristics of symphonic music, especially the technique of theme development and change, and made music the "soul" of ballet. Since then, music has played a leading role in ballet.