''French Ballet Class'' is a six-minute piece written by
George Gershwin
George Gershwin (; born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned popular, jazz and classical genres. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions ' ...
in 1937 for two pianos for the movie ''
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Films
* ''Shall We Dance'' (1937 film), a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musical
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''. This sequence was meant to accompany a scene of dozens of ballet dancers practicing their positions. It is written in the style of the
galop
In dance, the galop, named after the fastest running gait of a horse (see Gallop), a shortened version of the original term galoppade, is a lively country dance, introduced in the late 1820s to Parisian society by the Duchesse de Berry and popul ...
.
Only two minutes of this music was used in the final film.
Compositions by George Gershwin
1937 compositions
Compositions for two pianos
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