Description
A short dance movement from Minkus's ballet La Bayadère. As the title 'delicato' suggests, it calls for a light touch and graceful phrasing rather than power. Though under a minute long, it condenses the elegance of the ballet stage into a compact musical gesture, making it a good study piece for shaping dynamics and phrasing.
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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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