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Snow is Falling – Ballet Class Music for the Festive Holiday Season by Nolwenn Collet
Tutus & Tempo Collection Vol III
The album offers extracts from the larger dance repertoire and beyond. Many of the works chosen draw on nature as a source of inspiration: from adagios that evoke the stillness and calm of a frosty morning (Vivaldi’s “Winter”, Glazunov’s “Seasons”, Bach’s “Air on a G String” …) ; to the allegros that set the dazzling pace for turns across the floor (Offenbach’s “Gaiete Parisienne”, Strauss’s “Fledermaus”, Waldteufel’s “Skaters” …).
The CD also pays homage to pieces that hold a special place in our collective musical memories: from the strains of Tchaikowsky in the quintessential Christmas ballet, The Nutcracker; to the expansive grandeur of the Viennese Waltz. There is also room for fun with the lighter festive “Turkey in The Straw” and “Jingle Bells” echoing “Chicken” in Strauss’s Fledermaus and The Enchanting Bells of Mozart’s Magic Flute..
CONTENTS: Snow is Falling
Tracks | BARRE | Time | Music | Demos | |
1 | Warm-up | 8×8 – 4/4 | 1:42 | (The Four Seasons) Vivaldi | |
2 | Pliés | 8×8 – 6/8 | 1:41 | “Sicilienne” (Jewels) Faure | |
3 | Tendus in 2 | 8×8 – 2/4 | :38 | (Nutcracker) Tchaikovsky | |
4 | Tendus in 3 | 8×8+2×8 balance – 3/4 | 1:22 | “The Skaters” (Waltz 3) Waldteufel | |
5 | Glissés in 2 | 16×8 – 2/4 | 1:15 | “Turkey in the Straw” Traditional | |
6 | Glissés in 3 | 16×8 – 3/4 | 1:20 | “Chicken” (Fledermaus) Strauss | |
7 | Ronds de jambe | 8×8 – 3/4 | 1:54 | “Tales from the Vienna Woods” Strauss | |
8 | Frappés | 16×8 – 2/4 | 1:23 | “Galop” (The Skaters/LeProphéte) Meyerbeyer | |
9 | Fondus | 8×8 – 3/4 | 2:15 | “Valse Lente” Offenbach | |
10 | Ronds de jambe en l’air | 8×8 – 3/4 | 1:38 | “Enjoy Life” (Waltz) Strauss | |
11 | Petit batt. sur le coup de pied | 8×8 – 2/4 | :43 | “The Snowman” (A Trip To The Moon) Offenbach | |
12 | Développés | 8×8 – 3/4 | 2:37 | “The Departure” (Fledermaus) Strauss | |
13 | Grands Battement | 8×8 – 3/4 | 1:05 | “le chocolat” (Nutcracker) Tchaikovsky | |
14. | Stretch | 16×8 – 4/4 | 3:01 | “Le Dodo ou l’Amour au Berceau” Couperin | |
CENTRE | |||||
15 | Port de Bras | 4×8 – 3/4 | 1:22 | “Cradle-Song” Brahms | |
16 | Tendus | 8×8 – 2/4 | :56 | “Polka” (short version) (A Trip To the Moon) Offenbach | |
17 | Tendus | 16×8 – 2/4 | 1:46 | “Polka” (long version) (A Trip To the Moon) Offenbach | |
18 | Pirouettes | 16×8 – 3/4 | 2:32 | “Artist’s Life” (Waltz) Strauss | |
19 | Pirouettes et Balancés | 16×8 – 3/4 | 2:30 | “The Skater” Waldteufel | |
20 | Center Practice and Pirouettes | 8×8 – 4/4 | 1:13 | “March” (Nutcracker) Tchaikovsky | |
21 | Posés Turn | 16×8 – 2/4 | 1:17 | “Quadrille” (Fledermaus) Strauss | |
22 | Assemblés soutenus en tournant | 16×8 – 2/4 | 1:03 | “It’s Snowing” (A Trip To The Moon) Offenbach | |
23 | Emboités en tournant in 3 | 8×8 – 3/4 | 1:28 | “Snowflakes Ballet”(A Trip to The Moon) Offenbach | |
24 | Chainés | 8×8 – 2/4 | 1:03 | “Hailstones” (The Seasons) Glazounov | |
25 | Warm-up in 2 | 8×8 – 2/4 | 0:44 | “It Sounds So Happy” (Magic flute) Mozart | |
26 | Warm-up in 3 | 8×8 – 6/8 | :40 | “Jingle Bells” Traditional | |
27 | Petit Allegro | 8×8 – 3/4 | 1:04 | “The Skaters” (Waltz 2) Waldteufel | |
28 | Medium Allegro | 8×8 – 6/8 | 1:02 | “Snow Variation” (A Trip To The Moon) Offenbach | |
29 | Medium Allegro 2 | 8×8 – 3/4 | 1:05 | “Life is a Dance” (Waltz) Strauss | |
30 | Ballonés composés | 8×8 – 3/4 | 1:37 | “Mazurka” (Vert-Vert) Offenbach | |
31 | Pas de Pointes 1 | 10×8 – 2/4 | :56 | “Silver Fairy” (Sleeping Beauty) Tchaikovsky | |
32 | Pas de Pointes 2 | 16×8 – 2/4 | 1:24 | “Entreact” (La Vie Parisienne) Offenbach | |
33 | Courus across the Floor | 5×8 – 3/8 | 1:20 | “The Snow” (The Seasons) Glazounov | |
34 | Grand Allegro | 16×8 – 2/4 | 2:14 | “Exquisite Hours” (The Merry Widow) Lehar | |
35 | Grand Allegro | 16×8 – 2/4 | 1:06 | “Can Can” (Vie Parisienne) Offenbach | |
36 | Port de Bras and Reverence | 12×8 – 4/4 | 3:21 | “Air on a G String” Bach |
SNOW IS FALLING – Ballet Class Music for the Festive Holiday Season
See Nolwenn’s CDs:
A Journey Through France: Music for Ballet Class
“Les Petits”: Ballet Class Music for the Very Young Dancer – Tutus & Tempo Collection Vol I
“Les Pointes” Music for Ballet Class – Tutus & Tempo Collection Vol II
“Attitude” Ballet Class Music for the Young Dancer – Tutus & Tempo Collection Vol IV
Coda: Ballet Class for the Advanced Dancer – Tutus & Tempo Collection Vol V
“Rendez-vous Avec La Danse” Ballet Class Music for Intermediate Level – Tutus & Tempo Collection Vol VI
“Premiere” Ballet Class Music for the first years of ballet – Tutus & Tempo Collection Vol VII
Gala Cuban Style – Music for Professional Ballet Class – Tutus & Tempo Collection Vol VIII
“Les Petits” 2 – Ballet Class Music for Children aged 5+ – Tutus & Tempo Collection Vol IX
Pacific 32 – Ballet Class Music for Teenagers – Tutus & Tempo Collection Vol X
En Rose – Ballet Class Music for Young Teenagers – Tutus & Tempo Collection Vol XI
Opera – Inspirational Music From Operas for Ballet Class – Tutus & Tempo Collection Vol XII
Les Grands – Ballet Music For Adult Classes – Tutus & Tempo Collection Vol XIII
Les Premiers Pas – Pre-Ballet music For Children Aged 3 – Tutus & Tempo Collection Vol XIV
Floor Barre in Biarritz – Original Music for a filmed floor barre – Tutus & Tempo Collection Vol XV