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Ballets
YGK These Ballets (parts I and II)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Composer of Appalachian Spring | Aaron Copland |
| Original working names for Appalachian Spring | House of Victory and Ballet for Martha |
| Choreographer of Appalachian Spring | Martha Graham |
| Source of the title Appalachian Spring | A line in Hart Crane’s poem “The Bridge” |
| Setting and plot of Appalachian Spring | Pioneers building a farmhouse in Pennsylvania |
| Designer of the original set for Appalachian Spring | Isamu Noguchi |
| Reason the original Appalachian Spring ensemble was limited to thirteen musicians | It was first performed in the Library of Congress |
| Traditional Shaker hymn used in the penultimate section of Appalachian Spring | Simple Gifts |
| Composer of Billy the Kid | Aaron Copland |
| Choreographer of Billy the Kid | Eugene Loring |
| Percussion-heavy section imitating a shootout in Billy the Kid | Gun Battle |
| The character who finds and kills Billy at the end of the ballet | Pat Garrett |
| The section that bookends the beginning and end of Billy the Kid | The Open Prairie |
| Two cowboy songs featured in Billy the Kid | “The Old Chisholm Trail” and “Goodbye Old Paint” |
| The Mexican dance in 5/8 time featured in Billy the Kid | Jarabe |
| Composer of The Creation of the World | Darius Milhaud |
| The primary musical influence on Milhaud’s The Creation of the World | Jazz (Harlem jazz bands) |
| The instrument Milhaud used to substitute for the violas | Alto saxophone |
| Set designer for The Creation of the World | Ferdinand Leger |
| The three creator gods in The Creation of the World | Mzame, Mbere, and Nkwa |
| The final tableau of The Creation of the World | The Man and the Woman Kiss |
| Composer of The Creatures of Prometheus | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Choreographer who commissioned The Creatures of Prometheus | Salvatore Viganò |
| The location where Prometheus takes the statues to learn music and dance | Parnassus |
| Later Beethoven works that use the theme from the Prometheus finale | “Eroica” Symphony (No. 3) and the Eroica Variations |
| Composer of Daphnis and Chloe | Maurice Ravel |
| Ancient Greek author of the source material for Daphnis and Chloe | Longus |
| The cowherd who loses a dance contest to Daphnis | Dorcon |
| The leader of the pirates who abducts Chloe | Bryaxis |
| The god who saves Chloe from the pirates | Pan |
| The final bacchanalian dance in Daphnis and Chloe | Danse générale |
| Composer of Fancy Free | Leonard Bernstein |
| Choreographer of Fancy Free | Jerome Robbins |
| The painting that inspired Fancy Free | The Fleet’s In! by Paul Cadmus |
| The three dances the sailors perform in their contest | Galop, waltz, and Cuban danzón |
| The musical and film adaptation of Fancy Free | On the Town |
| Composer of The Firebird | Igor Stravinsky |
| The antagonist of The Firebird who imprisons thirteen princesses | Kashchei the Immortal |
| The musical motif used to represent Kashchei’s magic | Descending chromatic motif |
| The dance the Firebird forces the monsters to perform | Infernal Dance |
| The lullaby the Firebird uses to sleep the monsters | Berceuse |
| The object Ivan destroys to break Kashchei’s spell | An egg (inside a tree trunk) |
| Composer of Giselle | Adolphe Adam |
| The secret identity of Giselle’s lover, “Loys” | Duke Albrecht of Silesia |
| The gamekeeper who reveals Albrecht’s deception in Giselle | Hilarion |
| The group of spirits Giselle joins after her death | The Wilis |
| The Queen of the Wilis | Queen Myrtha |
| Composer of The Miraculous Mandarin | Béla Bartók |
| Author of the story The Miraculous Mandarin is based on | Melchior Lengyel |
| Musical element used to depict the large city at the start of The Miraculous Mandarin | Brass imitation of car horns |
| Term for the girl's role in luring victims for the robbers in The Miraculous Mandarin | Lockspiel |
| Musical element marking the Mandarin's entrance | Glissandos in the brass |
| Musical element symbolizing the tramps jumping on the Mandarin | Repetition of minor second intervals |
| Reason The Miraculous Mandarin was banned by the mayor of Cologne | Moral grounds |
| Composer of The Nutcracker | Peter Tchaikovsky |
| Choreographers of The Nutcracker | Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov |
| Author of the story The Nutcracker is based on | E. T. A. Hoffmann |
| Clara's godfather who gives her the nutcracker | Drosselmeyer |
| Clara defeats the Mouse King by throwing this | Her slipper |
| The piece that marks the end of Act I of The Nutcracker | Waltz of the Snowflakes |
| Setting of Act II of The Nutcracker | The Land of Sweets |
| Character from whose skirt Polcinelles (clowns) emerge to dance in The Nutcracker | Mother Ginger |
| The instrument used for one of the first times in the Sugar Plum Fairy's solo | Celesta |
| Composer of Gayane | Aram Khachaturian |
| Setting of Gayane | A cooperative farm (kolkhoz) in Armenia |
| Plot reason for Gayane leaving her husband Giko | She reveals him to be an anti-Soviet spy |
| Frenetic excerpt from Gayane representing various Soviet republics | Sabre Dance |
| Piece from Gayane used in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey | Adagio (representing carpet weavers) |
| Composer of La Péri | Paul Dukas |
| Character in La Péri searching for the Flower of Immortality | Iksender (Alexander the Great) |
| The mythical creature who guards the Flower of Immortality in La Péri | A Péri |
| Zoroastrian god the Péri needs the flower to commune with | Ormuzd (Ahura Mazda) |
| Frequently performed independent section of La Péri | Opening fanfare |
| Composer of Petrushka | Igor Stravinsky |
| The three puppets in Petrushka | Petrushka, the Ballerina, and the Moor |
| Character who brings the puppets to life in Petrushka | The Magician (or Charlatan) |
| The two dances that precede the Moor killing Petrushka | Dance of the Wet-Nurses and Dance of the Peasant and Bear |
| The dissonant combination of C-major and F-sharp-major triads in Petrushka | Petrushka chord |
| Composer of Pulcinella | Igor Stravinsky |
| Artistic period of Stravinsky initiated by Pulcinella | Neoclassical period |
| Theatrical style Pulcinella is based on | Commedia dell’arte |
| Composer to whom the source material for Pulcinella was originally attributed | Giovanni Pergolesi |
| Character who impersonates Pulcinella and plays dead | Furbo |
| Composer of The Rite of Spring | Igor Stravinsky |
| Choreographer of The Rite of Spring | Vaslav Nijinsky |
| The two parts of The Rite of Spring | The Adoration of the Earth and The Sacrifice |
| Instrument that plays the high-pitched opening solo of The Rite of Spring | Bassoon |
| Dissonant section of The Rite of Spring featuring superimposed E-major and E-flat-major chords | Augurs of Spring (Dances of the Young Girls) |
| Notable event at the Paris premiere of The Rite of Spring | A riot |
| Composer of Rodeo | Aaron Copland |
| Choreographer and lead dancer of Rodeo | Agnes DeMille |
| The two characters the Cowgirl falls in love with or kisses in Rodeo | Head Wrangler and Champion Roper |
| Final section of Rodeo based on the folk song “Bonaparte’s Retreat” | Hoe-down |
| Product famously advertised using “Hoe-down” in the 1990s | Beef ("Beef: It’s What’s for Dinner") |
| Composer of Romeo and Juliet | Sergei Prokofiev |
| Reason Prokofiev originally wanted a happy ending for Romeo and Juliet | “Dead people cannot dance” |
| Section of Romeo and Juliet also known as “Montagues and Capulets” | Dance of the Knights |
| Section of Romeo and Juliet that reuses a theme from Prokofiev’s First Symphony | Gavotte (Departure of the Guests) |
| Composer of Sleeping Beauty | Peter Tchaikovsky |
| The four sections of Sleeping Beauty | The Christening, The Spell, The Vision, and The Wedding |
| The antagonist who curses Princess Aurora | Carabosse |
| The fairy who weakens Aurora's curse | Lilac Fairy |
| The challenging dance performed by Aurora and four suitors on her 16th | |
| Composer of Swan Lake | Peter Tchaikovsky |
| Revised version of Swan Lake score used in most modern performances | Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, and Riccardo Drigo |
| Protagonist of Swan Lake celebrating his 21st birthday | Prince Siegfried |
| The woman cursed to turn into a swan by daytime | Odette |
| The sorcerer who cursed Odette in Swan Lake | von Rothbart |
| How the title lake in Swan Lake was created | By the tears of Odette’s mother |
| The recurring musical theme for the swans in Swan Lake | B-minor motif for oboe and harp |
| The daughter of von Rothbart disguised to trick Siegfried | Odile |
| Visual distinction between Odette and Odile in ballet productions | Odette wears white and Odile wears black |
| The nationalistic dances performed at the palace ball in Swan Lake | Neapolitan, Hungarian, and mazurka |
| Composer of The Three-Cornered Hat | Manuel de Falla |
| The artist who designed the costumes for The Three-Cornered Hat | Pablo Picasso |
| The villainous character who wears the title headgear in The Three-Cornered Hat | The Magistrate (corregidor) |
| The two main characters who trick the magistrate in The Three-Cornered Hat | The Miller and his wife |
| Musical theme played when the Miller is arrested on falsified charges | Opening of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony |
| Reason for playing Beethoven’s Fifth in The Three-Cornered Hat | To signify the “knocking of fate” |
| How the Miller gets revenge on the Magistrate | He switches clothes with him to seduce the Magistrate’s wife |
| The final action the Miller and his wife take against the Magistrate | Tossing him up and down in a blanket |
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