Description
Music from Act II of Minkus's ballet La Bayadère, which tells the tragic love story of the temple dancer Nikiya and the warrior Solor in ancient India. This act includes dramatic turns such as a wedding scene, and at nearly four minutes it shifts character across several sections, calling for narrative shaping in performance.
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Sheet Music
Sheet music provided by Mutopia Project
About the Composer
Léon Minkus (1826-1917)
Léon Minkus (1826-1917) was an Austrian-born composer who worked primarily in Russia and Paris, specializing in ballet music. His best-known work, 'La Bayadère,' remains a staple of the classical ballet repertoire. This site includes four excerpts from that ballet.
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