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Jazz Calendar : ウィキペディア英語版 | Jazz Calendar
''Jazz Calendar'' is a ballet created in 1968 by Frederick Ashton to the music of Richard Rodney Bennett. The ballet was first performed on 9 January 1968 by The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, with designs by Derek Jarman.〔 The work was performed over 50 times up to 1979 by the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden but is not part of the current repertoire.〔Bland A. ''The Royal Ballet – the first 50 years.'' Threshold Books, London, 1981.〕 It was also produced in October 1990 at the Birmingham Hippodrome by Birmingham Royal Ballet.〔''About The House'', Winter 1991, p4-5.〕 ==History==
The production was arranged at short notice to replace a new production of ''Aida'', and at the suggestion of Nigel Gosling, Ashton asked Derek Jarman to create the designs.〔Kavanagh J. ''Secret Muses: The Life of Frederick Ashton.'' Faber & Faber Ltd, London, 1996.〕 Richard Rodney Bennett’s score had been commissioned by the BBC and composed between 1962 and 1964.〔http://www.universaledition.com/Richard-Rodney-Bennett/composers-and-works/composer/47/work/2956〕 It encompasses a variety of traditional jazz forms and devices, from twelve-bar blues (in Friday's Child) to a fast jazz waltz (in Thursday's Child). Written "for 12 instruments," the scoring is flute, alto-, tenor-, and baritone saxophone, horn, two trumpets, bassoon, trombone, drums, piano, bass.〔Fox C. Programme note for Philips recording, 6500 301, 1972.〕 The music is dedicated to the singer Jean Hart. The rehearsals for the ballet's premiere were filmed at the Royal Opera House involving many of the original principals.〔British Film Institute website: http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/538970, accessed 24 December 2010.〕 The full score was recorded in 1971 by the London Jazz Ensemble conducted by John Lanchbery (Philips 6500 301).
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