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Music for Ballet Class Vol 4 – by Michael Roberts
Michael Roberts was born in Sussex, England. He began playing the piano at age four. From 1967 to 1975 Michael was production stage manager for Harold Prince in London’s West End. He has been accompanying and composing for dance for over three decades.
Michael has played for such notables as Finis Jhung, Stanley Holden, David Howard, Juliet Prowse, Mark Morris, Alvin Alley, American Ballet Theater, The Joffrey Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and Mikhail Baryshnikov. He has produced four ballet Class CD’s and one Modern Dance CD.
CONTENTS:
| Barre Exercises | Meter | Intro | Length | New Track | DEMOS | |
| 1 | Plie’ (from “The Pearl Fishers”) G. Bizet | slow 3/4 | 2 bar intro | 64 bars | ||
| 2 | Plie (From “The Mission” E. Morriconne) | slow 4/4 | 2 bar intro | 32 bars | * | [mp3j track=”http://www.asgardprod.com/MP3/Roberts-vol4-trk02-plie.mp3″ title=””] |
| 3 | Battement Tendu (from “Lilliburlero; Traditional) | moderate 6/8 | 2 bar intro | 32 bars | ||
| 4 | Battement Tendu (from “An English Country Garden” P. Granger) | moderate 4/4 | 2 bar intro | 32 bars |
[mp3j track=”http://www.asgardprod.com/MP3/Roberts-vol4-trk04-btendu.mp3″ title=””] |
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| 5 | Battement Glisse’ (from “3rd Act Swan Lake”; P. Tchaikovsky) | moderate 2/4 | 4 bar intro | 64 bars | ||
| 6 | Rond de Jambe a Terre (from “Symphony #3”; J. Brahms) | slow 3/4 | 2 bar intro | 64 bars | ||
| 7 | Rond de Jambe a Terre (from “Cats”; A.L. Webber.) | moderate 3/4 | 2 bar intro | 64 bars | * | |
| 8 | Battement Fondu (from “Berceuse” Jocelyn; B. Godard) | slow 3/4 | 2 bar intro | 64 bars | ||
| 9 | Battement Fondu (from “The Fantasticks” H. Schmidt) | moderate 3/4 | 2 bar intro | 64 bars | [mp3j track=”http://www.asgardprod.com/MP3/Roberts-vol4-trk09-bfondu.mp3″ title=””] | |
| 10 | Battement Frappe’ (from “March”; G.F. Handel) | slow 4/4 | 2 bar intro | 64 bars | ||
| 11 |
Rond de Jambe en L’air (From “La Bayadere” L. Minkus) |
moderate 3/4 | 4 bar intro | 64 bars |
[mp3j track=”http://www.asgardprod.com/MP3/Roberts-vol4-trk11-lair.mp3″ title=””] |
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| 12 |
Petit Battement (from “The Trout”; F. Schubert) |
fast 2/4 | 4 bar intro | 64 bars | ||
| 13 |
Adagio #1 (from “Adagio in G Minor”; T. Albinoni) |
slow 3/4 | 2 bar intro | 64 bars | ||
| 14 |
Adagio #2 (from “Blood Brothers”; W. Russell” |
moderate 4/4 | 2 bar intro | 32 bars | * | |
| 15 |
Grand Battement (from “Pomp and Circumstance March #4”; E.Elgar) |
slow 4/4 | 2 bar intro | 32 bars | ||
| 16 |
Grand Battement (from “StarWars”; J. Williams) |
moderate 4/4 | 2 bar intro | 32 bars | * | |
| 17 |
Grand Battement en Cloche (From Symphony No. 9; L. Beethoven) |
moderate 6/8 | 2 bar intro | 16 bars |
[mp3j track=”http://www.asgardprod.com/MP3/Roberts-vol4-trk17-cloches.mp3″ title=””] |
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| 18 |
Stretch (from “Only an Ocean Away”; P. Stockley & T. Niles) |
slow 4/4 | 2 bar intro | 32 bars | * | |
| Center Practice | ||||||
| 19 | Port de Bras (from “Canon in D”; J. Pachelbel) | slow 4/4 | 2 bar intro | 64 bars | ||
| 20 | Port de Bras (from “The Sound of Music; R. Rodgers) | moderate 3/4 | 4 bar intro | 64 bars | * | |
| 21 |
Battement Tendu (from “Oliver”; l. Bart) |
moderate 4/4 | 2 bar intro | 32 bars | * | |
| 22 |
Battement Tendu (From Slaughter on 10th Avenue” R. Rogers) |
moderate 4/4 | 2 bar intro | 32 bars | [mp3j track=”http://www.asgardprod.com/MP3/Roberts-vol4-trk22-btendu.mp3″ title=””] | |
| 23 |
Pirouette #1 (from Piano Concerto No. 5″; L.V. Beethoven) |
moderate 3/4 | 4 bar intro | 64 bars | ||
| 24 |
Pirouette #2 (from “The King and I”; R,. Rogers) |
moderate 3/4 | 4 bar intro | 64 bars | * | |
| 25 |
Pirouette #3 (from “Murder on the Orient Express”; R.R. Bennet) |
faster 3/4 | 4 bar intro | 64 bars | ||
| 26 |
Adagio #3 (from “Concierto de Aranjuez”; Rodrigo) |
slow 3/4 | 2 bar intro | 64 bars | ||
| 27 |
Adagio #4 (from “Fiddler on the Roof”; J. Bock) |
moderate 3/4 | 4 bar intro | 64 bars | * | |
| 28 |
Adagio #5 (from “My Heart Will go On”; J. Horner) |
slow 3/4 | 4 bar intro | 64 bars | * | |
| 29 |
Allegro #1 (from “The Mikado”; A. Sullivan) |
fast 2/4 | 2 bar intro | 32 bars | ||
| 30 |
Allegro #2 (From Anitra’s Dance” Peer Gynt: E. Grieg) |
moderate 3/4 | 4 bar intro | 64 bars | [mp3j track=”http://www.asgardprod.com/MP3/Roberts-vol4-trk30-allegro2.mp3″ title=””] | |
| 31 |
Allegro #3 (Scherzo) (from “The Gondoliers”; A. Sullivan) |
fast 6/8 | 2 bar intro | 32 bars | ||
| 32 |
Allegro #4 (from “The Carousel Waltz”; R.Rodgers) |
moderate 3/4 |
4 bar intro |
64 bars | ||
| 33 |
Allegro #5 (Grande Waltz) (from “Granda”; A. Lara) |
moderate 3/4 | 4 bar intro | 128 bars | * | |
| 34 |
Allegro #6 (Grande Waltz) (from “The Merry Wido Waltz”; R. Lehar) |
faster 3/4 |
4 bar intro |
128 bars | ||
| 35 |
Tour en Diagonale (medley: A. Sullivan) |
fast 2/4 | 4 bar intro | 128 bars |
[mp3j track=”http://www.asgardprod.com/MP3/Roberts-vol4-trk35-tour.mp3″ title=””] |
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| 36 |
Petite Batterie (from “Symphony #3”; L.V. Beethoven) |
fast 6/8 |
4 bar intro |
32 bars | ||
| 37 |
Grand Battement/Reverance (from “Rondeau, 1st Symphony Suite; Mouret) |
slow 4/4 | 4 bar intro | 24 bars |
MUSIC FOR THE BALLET CLASS Volume 4
by Michael Roberts
More from Michael Roberts:
Between the Barres
Dancing Scores
English Impressions
Music for Ballet Class Vol 4
Original Music for the Ballet Class Vol 7
