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Richard Rodney Bennett : Isadora

commission by the Royal Ballet Company
Work Notes ballet in two acts about the dancer Isadora Duncan
Publisher
 Novello & Co Ltd
Category Dance
Sub-Category
 Ballet
Year Composed 1981
Duration
 2 Hours
Orchestration 2(pic)2(ca)2(bcl,Eb)+asx(tsx).2/432+btbn.1/timp.3perc/pf(cel).hp/str; Chorus on tp
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SYNOPSIS

The story of the revolutionary dancer Isadora Duncan,including pastiche of the music used by Isadora at her public performances; elsewhere the score is reminiscent of popular cafe and dance music played during Isadora’s lifetime. Original passages in the score accompany those parts of the ballet concerned with the emotional turmoil of Isadora’s private life. The ballet was originally choreographed by Kenneth MacMillan.

Reviews

  • RIchard Rodney Bennett has re-worked his original score to create a cinematic soundtrack. It's a fluent, confident framework for MacMillan's dances.
    Zoe Anderson, The Independent, 16/03/2009

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