Music for the Ballet Class - Vol 4
Arranged & Played by
Michael Roberts
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Michael Roberts' rerelease of his popular |
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The CD includes a total of 37 tracks - 12 newly added to the original. Michael plays ballet arrangements of traditional classical ballet type pieces and also includes some popular show tunes.
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| 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.
Currently he is music and technical coordinator for the Trudl Zipper Dance
Institute at the Colburn School for the Performing Arts in Los Angeles
California. In 2004 Michael was awarded a special Lester Horton award. |
Selections Include:
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Barre Exercises |
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New Track |
DEMOS |
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1. |
Plie' (from "The Pearl Fishers"; G. Bizet |
slow 3/4 |
2 bar intro |
64 bars |
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2. |
slow 4/4 |
2 bar intro |
32 bars |
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Battement Tendu (from "Lilliburlero; Traditional) |
moderate 6/8 |
2 bar intro |
32 bars |
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Battement Tendu (from "An English Country Garden"; P. Granger) |
moderate 4/4 |
2 bar intro |
32 bars |
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Battement Tendu (from "An English Country Garden"; P. Granger) |
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Battement Glisse' (from "3rd Act Swan Lake"; P. Tchaikovsky) |
moderate 2/4 |
4 bar intro |
64 bars |
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Rond de Jambe a Terre (from "Symphony #3"; J. Brahms) |
slow 3/4 |
2 bar intro |
64 bars |
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Rond de Jambe a Terre (from "Cats"; A.L. Webber.) |
moderate 3/4 |
2 bar intro |
64 bars |
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Battement Fondu (from "Berceuse" Jocelyn; B. Godard) |
slow 3/4 |
2 bar intro |
64 bars |
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moderate 3/4 |
2 bar intro |
64 bars |
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Battement Frappe' (from "March"; G.F. Handel) |
slow 4/4 |
2 bar intro |
64 bars |
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11. |
moderate 3/4 |
4 bar intro |
64 bars |
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Petit Battement (from "The Trout"; F. Schubert) |
fast 2/4 |
4 bar intro |
64 bars |
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Adagio #1 (from "Adagio in G Minor"; T. Albinoni) |
slow 3/4 |
2 bar intro |
64 bars |
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Adagio #2 (from "Blood Brothers"; W. Russell" |
moderate 4/4 |
2 bar intro |
32 bars |
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Grand Battement (from "Pomp and Circumstance March #4"; E.Elgar) |
slow 4/4 |
2 bar intro |
32 bars |
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Grand Battement (from "StarWars"; J. Williams) |
moderate 4/4 |
2 bar intro |
32 bars |
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Grand Battement en Cloche (from Symphony No. 9; L.V. Beethoven) |
moderate 6/8 |
2 bar intro |
16 bars |
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Grand Battement en Cloche (from Symphony No. 9; L.V. Beethoven) |
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Stretch (from "Only an Ocean Away"; P. Stockley & T. Niles) |
slow 4/4 |
2 bar intro |
32 bars |
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Center Practice |
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19. |
Port de Bras (from "Canon in D"; J. Pachelbel) |
slow 4/4 |
2 bar intro |
64 bars |
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20. |
Port de Bras (from "The Sound of Music; R. Rodgers) |
moderate 3/4 |
4 bar intro |
64 bars |
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21. |
Battement Tendu (from "Oliver"; l. Bart) |
moderate 4/4 |
2 bar intro |
32 bars |
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22. |
moderate 4/4 |
2 bar intro |
32 bars |
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Pirouette #1 (from Piano Concerto No. 5"; L.V. Beethoven) |
moderate 3/4 |
4 bar intro |
64 bars |
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Pirouette #2 (from "The King and I"; R,. Rogers) |
moderate 3/4 |
4 bar intro |
64 bars |
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Pirouette #3 (from "Murder on the Orient Express"; R.R. Bennet) |
faster 3/4 |
4 bar intro |
64 bars |
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Adagio #3 (from "Concierto de Aranjuez"; Rodrigo) |
slow 3/4 |
2 bar intro |
64 bars |
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Adagio #4 (from "Fiddler on the Roof"; J. Bock) |
moderate 3/4 |
4 bar intro |
64 bars |
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28. |
Adagio #5 (from "My Heart Will go On"; J. Horner) |
slow 3/4 |
4 bar intro |
64 bars |
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Allegro #1 (from "The Mikado"; A. Sullivan) |
fast 2/4 |
2 bar intro |
32 bars |
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30. |
moderate 3/4 |
4 bar intro |
64 bars |
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Allegro #3 (Scherzo) (from "The Gondoliers"; A. Sullivan) |
fast 6/8 |
2 bar intro |
32 bars |
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Allegro #4 (from "The Carousel Waltz"; R.Rodgers) |
moderate 3/4 |
4 bar intro |
64 bars |
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33. |
Allegro #5 (Grande Waltz) (from "Granda"; A. Lara) |
moderate 3/4 |
4 bar intro |
128 bars |
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Allegro #6 (Grande Waltz) (from "The Merry Wido Waltz"; R. Lehar) |
faster 3/4 |
4 bar intro |
128 bars |
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35. |
fast 2/4 |
4 bar intro |
128 bars |
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36. |
Petite Batterie (from "Symphony #3"; L.V. Beethoven) |
fast 6/8 |
2 bar intro |
32 bars |
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37. |
Grand Battement/Reverance (from "Rondeau, 1st Symphony Suite; Mouret) |
slow 4/4 |
2 bar intro |
24 bars |
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Excerpts of Music for the
Ballet Class - Vol 4 are in MP3 format.
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Play or Download an excerpt of
Track 2 - Plie' (from "The Mission"; E. Morriconne) Play or Download an excerpt of
Track 4 - Battement Tendu (from "An English Country
Garden"; P. Granger) Play or Download an excerpt of
Track 9 - Battement Fondu (from "The Fantasticks";
H. Schmidt) Play or Download an excerpt of
Track 11 - Rond de Jambe en L'air ((from "La Bayadere";
L. Minkus) Play or Download an excerpt of
Track 17 - Grand Battement en Cloche (from Symphony
No. 9; L.V. Beethoven) Play or Download an excerpt of Track
22 - Battement Tendu (from Slaughter on 10th
Avenue"; R.Rogers)
Play or Download an excerpt of
Track 30 - Allegro #2 (from "Anitra's Dance",
Peer Gynt; E. Grieg) Play or Download an excerpt of
Track 35 - Tour en Diagonale (medley A. Sullivan)
Music for the Ballet Class - Vol 4 is $23.00 for the CD.
See Michael's other CDs:
Dancing Fingers - Vol 8
Music for Ballet Class - Vol 4
Original Music for the Ballet Class - Vol 7
Original Music for the Modern Dance Class - Vol 1
Between the Barres
Dancing Scores
English Impressions
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