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Music for RAD Competitions The Royal Academy of Dance organises a number of dance competitions and events for which special music may be required. This page offers information on music resources for competitions. |
Genée International Ballet Competition Fonteyn Nureyev Young Dancers Competition Music Details for the Genée International Ballet Competition
Prologue Fairy Variation III From The Sleeping Beauty Act I No. 3, Pas de six, Variation III 'Miettes qui tombent', 2/4, D major
allegro moderato, by P.I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Prologue Fairy Variation V Raymonda variations: 2/4 allegretto (D flat major) Act I, Scene VIII, Variation II 6/8 allegretto (A major) Act II Variation II Act II, Grand pas d'action, Variation II, 6/8 allegretto (B major) Act III Variation I Act III, Grand pas Hongrois, Variation I, Act 6/8 prestissimo (D major) La Bayadère Variations Kingdom of the Shades (Act III) 1st Girl 2/4 allegro (D Major) Kingdom of the Shades (Act III) 2nd Girl 6/8 allegro (G Major) Kingdom of the Shades (Act III) 3rd Girl 2/4 moderato (D Major) Désiré (Florimund) Act III No. 28 Variation I A minor, 6/8 tarantella. Swan Lake Pas de Trois Act I No. 3 Pas de Trois. Variation IV, C minor, 6/8. Siegfried Act III ('Black Swan pas de deux) *Act I Scene I, No. 5 Pas de Deux. Siegfried's solo, A major, 2/4. *Note that this solo was originally in Act I of Swan Lake, and differs slightly from the version in Act III popularised by the reworked 1895 Petipa/Ivanov/Drigo /Modest Tchaikovsky score. Coppélia Act III Franz (usually Act III No. VI, Marche des Guerrières). Raymonda Raymonda Act III (Jean de Brienne) variation Act II, Grand pas d'action, Variation III 2/4 allegro moderato, A flat major. Note that this variation, commonly seen in 'Raymonda Act III' is actually in Act II of the musical score. Le Corsaire Pas de Deux (1899) Male Variation (A flat 3/4, in some manuscripts written as 6/8) Music by Riccardo Drigo. Don Quixote Originally from Don Quixote Act 5 No. 8 Pas de Deux (Variation II) C major, 3/4, though the score is more commonly seen as a separate edition of the pas de deux alone. 20th CENTURY VARIATIONS Females From the score of the same name by Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971). Pas de Quatre (Ashton, 1963) From Swan Lake first Variation
2/4 allegro (B flat major)
The music for Ashton’s pas de quatre variation is from Swan Lake Pas de Six, Act III No 19 Variation 1 (1877 edition, which is reprinted by Kalmus, score No. 04069. Males Male principal variation From the score of the same name by Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971). Les Patineurs Blue Boy’s Variation
Music Details for the Fonteyn Nureyev Young Dancers Competition
Fonteyn Nureyev Young Dancers Competition The music for the 2007-2008 competition is taken from the scores by John Williams for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. We are delighted that John Williams and Warner Chappell/International Music Publications have given permission for us to use this music, to accompany the specially commissioned solos by Gillian Lynne, CBE. The sheet music for piano is available from RAD Enterprises Ltd, and costs £9.95.
Details of commercially available recordings Commercial recordings of the orchestral music are available, Music from & Inspired by the Motion Picture Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban. Cond. John Williams. Nonesuch Records 7567-83711-5. Music from and inspired by the Motion Picture Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Cond. John Williams. Warner Sunset/Nonesuch Atlantic 7567-93086-5 If you use these recordings, you will need to locate the precise start- and end-positions on the CD as follows: Female Variation, Level I Male Variation, Level I Female Variation, Level II “Aunt Marge's Waltz” from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Male Variation, Level II |
