The ballet companion : an illustrated how to look and how to listen guide to four of the most popular ballets in the modern repertoire and the great ballet companies that perform them / by Olga Maynard ; with a foreword by Agnes De Mille.

Author/creator Maynard, Olga
Other author De Mille, Agnes, writer of foreword.
Format Book
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Macrae Smith Company, ©1957.
Description174 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents The history of ballet -- The ballet of La Sylphide. The story ; The history ; The guide ; The choreographer ; The composer ; The dancers -- The ballet of Le Pas de Quatre. The story ; The history ; The dancers (1845 and 1948) ; The choreographers (1845 and 1948) ; The composer -- The ballet of Cinderella. The story ; The history ; The guide ; The choreographer ; The composer ; The dancers -- The ballet of The Nutcracker. The story ; The history ; The guide ; The choreographer ; The composer ; The dancers -- Ballet talk. The five positions ; A glossary of ballet terms.
Abstract An illustrated how to look and how to listen guide to four of the most popular ballets in the modern repertoire, and the great ballet companies that perform them.
General noteIncludes index.
LCCN 57006644

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Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk MT95.M29 B3 1957 ✔ Available Place Hold