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''Scènes de Ballet'' is a suite of dance movements composed in 1944 by Igor Stravinsky. It was commissioned by Broadway producer Billy Rose for inclusion in the revue ''The Seven Lively Arts'' that opened at the Ziegfeld Theater on December 7, 1944.〔Nichols, ''The Play: 'Seven Lively Arts'.''〕 ''The Seven Lively Arts'' brought together a number of notable performers: Beatrice Lillie, Bert Lahr, Benny Goodman, and "Doc" Rockwell as well as showgirls - "the prettiest around at the moment," according to the New York Times review.〔Nichols, ''The Play: 'Seven Lively Arts'.''〕 The solo dancers for the ''Scènes de Ballet'' were Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin (who was also the choreographer).〔Stravinsky and Craft. ''Dialogues.'' p. 81.〕 Although Rose had requested a 15-minute work, "the music was cut to a fraction of its original length when ''The Seven Lively Arts'' ... opened in New York."〔Stravinsky and Craft, ''Dialogues.'' p. 83.〕 ==Music== ''Scènes de ballet'' is a score of between 16 and 18 minutes' duration, written in 1944. It was commissioned by Billy Rose for a Broadway revue. The music occasioned one of the best-known Stravinsky anecdotes. Rose telegraphed Stravinsky: "YOUR MUSIC GREAT SUCCESS STOP COULD BE SENSATIONAL SUCCESS IF YOU WOULD AUTHORISE ROBERT RUSSELL BENNETT RETOUCH ORCHESTRATION STOP BENNETT ORCHESTRATES EVEN THE WOKS OF COLE PORTER." To which Stravinsky telegraphed back: "SATISFIED WITH GREAT SUCCESS." The score is in nine sections. The timings are those of the composer's 1963 recording.〔Sony (1991) CD 88697103112-05, OCLC 183216362〕 *Introduction 0:52 *Danses (Corps de ballet & Ballerina) 4:34 *Pantomime 2:08 *Pas de deux 2:49 *Pantomime 0:31 *Variations (Danseur & Ballerina) 2:24 *Pantomime 0:27 *Danses (Corps de ballet) 1:03 *Apothéose 2:12 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Scènes de ballet (Stravinsky)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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