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ballet
a story told through music and dance
When did composers begin to write full-length ballets with extended plots?
the last quarter of the nineteenth century
choreographer
the individual responsible for devising the dancer's moments in ballet
syncopated rhythm
a type of rhythm in which the notes run against the regular pulse of the musical meter, with accents on beats other than the ones usually accented
contour
the general shape of a melody; up, down, up and down, down and up
orchestration
the manner in which various instruments are assigned to the musical lines
scenario
the story line of a ballet
A ballet is essentially a(n)
opera without words
What effect does Rothbart's spell have on Odette?
By day she is a swan, by night a princess.
At the end of the ballet, how is Rothbart's spell broken?
Odette leaps to her death.
Who is responsible for interpreting a ballet's scenario?
the choreographer
While Tchaikovksy's music provides clear points of reference for the most dramatic moments, the music is still abstract enough that
choreographers have staged the finale in various ways
Tchaikovsky's career as a composer was made possible by
financial support from a wealthy widow
Tchaikovsky's intensely private nature helped him conceal his
homosexuality
What is a scenario?
a basic outline of the story to be told through music and dance