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Le Festin De L'araignée
''The Spider's Feast'' (''Le Festin de l'araignée''), Op. 17, is a 1912 "ballet-pantomime" with music by the French composer Albert Roussel (1869–1937) to a scenario by Gilbert de Voisins. The ballet The ballet depicts insect life in a garden, evoked by the flute solo at the opening and close of the work, and where insects are trapped in the spider's web, but when the spider prepares to begin its feast, it in turn is killed by a praying mantis. The funeral procession of the mayfly concludes the work. The full ballet lasts approximately half an hour. ''Part One'' *Prélude *Entrée des fourmis *Entrée des Bousiers *Danse du Papillon *Danse de l'araignée *Ronde des fourmis *Combat des mantes *Danse de l'araignée *Eclosion et danse de l'Éphémère ''Part Two'' *Danse de l'Éphémère et des vers de fruit *Mort de l'Éphémère *Agonie de l'araignée *Funérailles de Éphémère Outside of theatrical performances, an orchestral suite has been performed in concert and recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mado Minty - Le Festin De L'araignée
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1912 Ballet Premieres
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Ballets By Albert Roussel
Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel (; 5 April 1869 – 23 August 1937) was a French composer. He spent seven years as a midshipman, turned to music as an adult, and became one of the most prominent French composers of the interwar period. His early works were strongly influenced by the impressionism of Debussy and Ravel, while he later turned toward neoclassicism. Biography Born in Tourcoing (Nord), Roussel's earliest interest was not in music but mathematics. He spent time in the French Navy, and in 1889 and 1890, he served on the crew of the frigate ''Iphigénie'' and spent several years in southern Vietnam. These travels affected him artistically, as many of his musical works would reflect his interest in far-off, exotic places. After resigning from the Navy in 1894, he began to study harmony in Roubaix, first with Julien Koszul (grandfather of composer Henri Dutilleux), who encouraged him to pursue his formation in Paris with Eugène Gigout; Roussel then continued his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
