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<p><p><b>tchaikovsky's Ballets</b> Combines A Detailed And Thorough Analysis Of The Music Of <b>swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty,</b> And <b>nutcracker</b> With Descriptions Of The First Productions Of These Works In Imperial Russia. A Background Chapter On The Ballet Audience, The Collaboration Of Composer And Balletmaster, And Moscow Of The 1860's Leads Into An Account Of The First Production Of <b>swan Lake</b> In 1877. A Discussion Of Theater Reforms Initiated By The Director Of The Imperial Theaters Prepares The Reader For A Study Of The Still-famous 1890 St. Petersburg Production Of <b>sleeping Beauty</b>. Wiley Then Explains How The <b>nutcracker</b>, Produced Just Two Years After <b>sleeping Beauty</b>, Was Seen In A Much Less Favorable Light Than It Is Now. Separate Chapters Are Devoted To The Music Of Each Ballet And Translations Of Published Libretti, Choreographer's Instructions To The Composer, And The Balletmaster's Plans For <b>sleeping Beauty</b> And The <b>nutcracker</b> Are Reproduced In Appendices.</p>

Author

ROLAND JOHN WILEY, Wiley, Roland John, Roland John Wiley

Publisher

Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press

Published

1985

Language

EN

ISBN

9780198162490

Subjects

Music, History, Arts

Updated

2026-03-24