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Arabian Coffee

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The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)

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Sugar Plum Fairy and the Cavalier dance a pas de deux

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The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)

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brass glissandos mark the entrance of a rich Chinese man

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The Miraculous Mandarin (Bartok)

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Mother Ginger and the Policheinelles

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The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)

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“Infernal Dance”

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The Firebird (Stravinsky)

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the Wilis (spirits) force Hilarion to dance to death

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Giselle (Adam)

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Harlequin and Columbine

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The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)

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one of the first orchestral uses of the celesta

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The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)

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Charlatan’s flute makes puppets come alive

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Petrushka (Stravinsky)

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Chinese Tea

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The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)

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features a khorovod in “Spring Rounds”

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The Rite of Spring (Stravinsky)

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Followers keep their hands raised throughout a sermon

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Appalacian Spring (Copland)

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lake formed by Odette’s mother’s tears

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Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky)

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Gavotte (“Departure of the Guests”) reuses a theme from the composers first symphony

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Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev)

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brass imitation of car horns

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The Miraculous Mandarin (Bartok)

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opens at Prince Siegfried’s 21st birthday party

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Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky)

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Odile is disguised to look like Odette

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Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky)

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“Dance of the Knights” is the nickname for “Montagues and Capulets”

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Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev)

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Siegfried tricked into declaring his love for Odile

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Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky)

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two statues come to life and learn music from Orpheus, tragedy and comedy from the Muses, and dance from Pan and Bacchus

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The Creatures of Prometheus (Beethoven)

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fast-paced tarantella in the “Trepak” dance

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The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)

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costumes designed by Pablo Picasso

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The Three-Cornered Hat (de Falla)

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the choreographer danced the title role at the premier

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The Afternoon of a Faun (Nijinsky)

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Land of Sweets

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The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)

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a group of robbers force a girl to dance at the window of their apartment (“Lockspiel”) to lure in potential victims
The Miraculous Mandarin (Bartok)
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a riot broke out at its Paris premiere
The Rite of Spring (Stravinsky)
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namesake chord consists of a C major and an F-sharp major triad
Petrushka (Stravinsky)
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Mirliton
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
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children emerge from under Mother Gingers dress
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
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Odette wears white while Odile wears black
Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky)
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one character's soul/magic is kept in an egg hidden in a tree
The Firebird (Stravinsky)
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Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
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Waltz of the Snowflakes
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
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the finale of this work is in 7/4 time
The Firebird (Stravinsky)
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involves a glass slipper
Cinderella (Prokofiev)
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quotes the folk song “Bonaparte’s Retreat”
Rodeo (Copland)
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Christmas party at the Stahlbaum house
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
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three sailors on shore leave meet two beautiful women and have a dance contest
Fancy Free (Bernstein)
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“The Adoration of the Earth” and “The Sacrifice”
The Rite of Spring (Stravinsky)
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Koshchei the Immortal
The Firebird (Stravinsky)
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The Moor kills the title character with an axe
Petrushka (Stravinsky)
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“The Open Prairie” depicts settlers moving westwards
Billy the Kid (Copland)
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includes the famous “Sabre Dance”
Gayane (Khachaturian)
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a posse led by Pat Garrett finds and kills the title character
Billy the Kid (Copland)
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an E-major triad with an E-flat seventh chord stacked on top
The Rite of Spring (Stravinsky)
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Rat King (Mouse King)
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
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the title character fakes his death by stabbing so that his girlfriend Pimpinella will forgive him for kissing Rosetta
Pulcinella (Stravinsky)
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bad guys lulled to sleep with a “Berceuse" featuring a bassoon solo
The Firebird (Stravinsky)
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based on an E. T. A. Hoffmann story
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
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the Lilac Fairy weakens a curse placed on Aurora by the evil fairy Carabosse
Sleeping Beauty (Tchaikovsky)
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lesser-known ballet about flirtation and tennis
Jeux (Debussy)
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the story of Iksender searching Iran for the Flower of Immortality
La Peri (Dukas)
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Drosselmeyer gives Clara a toy, which her brother Fritz soon breaks
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
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Siegfried, Wolfgang, and Benno go hunting
Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky)
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based on the only surviving work by Greek author Longus
Daphnis and Chloe (Ravel)
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comedic ballet about a mechanical doll
Coppélia (Delibes)
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high-pitched bassoon solo based on a Lithuanian folk song
The Rite of Spring (Stravinsky)
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a peasant girl falls in love with Loys (Duke Albrecht of Silesia in disguise)
Giselle (Adam)
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sections called “Buckaroo Holiday,” "Corral Nocturne," “Saturday Night Waltz,” and "Hoe-Down"
Rodeo (Copland)
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“Rose Adagio”
Sleeping Beauty (Tchaikovsky)
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subtitled “Pictures of Pagan Russia”
The Rite of Spring (Stravinsky)
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a shepherdess is captured by pirates
Daphnis and Chloe (Ravel)
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Waltz of the Flowers
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
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Bluebird and Puss-in-Boots are characters
Sleeping Beauty (Tchaikovsky)
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Clara throws her slipper
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
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sailors perform a galop, a waltz, and a Cuban danzón
Fancy Free (Bernstein)
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Vivandière and a Soldier
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
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plotless ballet set to music by Gabriel Fauré, Igor Stravinsky, and Pyotr Tchaikovsky that portrays the historical development of ballet
Jewels (Balanchine)
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Prince Ivan captures the mythical bird
The Firebird (Stravinsky)
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depicts episodes in the life of an Old West outlaw
Billy the Kid (Copland)
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“Dance of the Wet-Nurses” and the “Dance of the Peasant and Bear”
Petrushka (Stravinsky)
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the mayor of Cologne had it banned on moral grounds
The Miraculous Mandarin (Bartok)
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Hart Crane’s poem “The Bridge” is the source for the title
Appalacian Spring (Copland)
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Pan scares away Bryaxis and his men
Daphnis and Chloe (Ravel)
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originally scored for a thirteen-instrument chamber orchestra
Appalacian Spring (Copland)
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depicts a group of pioneers in Pennsylvania choreographed by Martha Graham
Appalacian Spring (Copland)
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an Armenia living on a collective farm with her husband Giko and her father Ovanes
Gayane (Khachaturian)
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quotes the songs “Git along, Little Dogies” and “The Old Chisholm Trail”
Billy the Kid (Copland)
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15 timpani strokes signify a character's death
Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev)
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Dorcon loses a dance contest to a goather to win a kiss from the title shepherdess
Daphnis and Chloe (Ravel)
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“Card Game at Night”
Billy the Kid (Copland)
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a Chinese man is thrice stabbed
The Miraculous Mandarin (Bartok)
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about a puppet who enters into a love triangle with a Moor and a Ballerina
Petrushka (Stravinsky)
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includes characters like Head Wrangler, Rancher's Daughter, and Champion Roper
Rodeo (Copland)
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written for the Ballets Russes and choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky
The Rite of Spring (Stravinsky)
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Odette is cursed by the sorcerer von Rothbart
Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky)
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includes the Shaker hymn "Simple Gifts"
Appalacian Spring (Copland)
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features a khorovod by 13 princesses “Dance of the Golden Apples”
The Firebird (Stravinsky)
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Prince Desire awakens the daughter of King Florestan
Sleeping Beauty (Tchaikovsky)
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Spanish Chocolate
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
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the title character's husband is an anti-Soviet spy
Gayane (Khachaturian)
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Siegfried and Odette drown themselves
Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky)
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the title character breaks a necklace from her mother and dies of a broken heart
Giselle (Adam)
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the story of a tomboy Cowgirl in the American West
Rodeo (Copland)
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Wife and Husbandsman
Appalacian Spring (Copland)
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based on a Charles Perrault fairy tale
Sleeping Beauty (Tchaikovsky)
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Ivan uses a feather to summon a character
The Firebird (Stravinsky)
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the Chosen One dances herself to death
The Rite of Spring (Stravinsky)
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“Dance of the Goblets”
Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky)
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“Gun Battle”
Billy the Kid (Copland)

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