French Romantic Ballets: Jean-Madeleine Schneitzhoeffer, La Sylphide Adolphe-Charles Adam, Giselle and Le Corsaire

275 Pages·2012·25.6 MB·English

by  Robert Ignatius Letellier

French Romantic Ballets

French Romantic Ballets:
Jean-Madeleine Schneitzhoeffer, La Sylphide
Adolphe-Charles Adam, Giselle and Le Corsaire
Edited and Introduced by Robert Ignatius Letellier
French Romantic Ballets:
Jean-Madeleine Schneitzhoeffer, La Sylphide
Adolphe-Charles Adam, Giselleand Le Corsaire,
Edited and Introduced by Robert Ignatius Letellier
This book first published 2012
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ISBN (10): 1-4438-3797-0, ISBN (13): 978-1-4438-3797-2
Portrait of Adolphe-Charles Adam

TABLE OF CONTENTS
About the Edition of Giselle................................................................................................................xiii
The Stage Directions for Giselle............................................................................................................ix
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................xv
Jean-Madeleine Schneitzhoeffer: LA SYLPHIDE
Arrangements by Adolphe Adam
No. 1 Moderato.......................................................................................................................................2
No. 2 Pas de deux (danced by Mlle Taglioni and Mr Paul Taglioni).....................................................4
No. 3 Allegro..........................................................................................................................................6
No. 4 Allegretto......................................................................................................................................9
No. 5 Andantino...................................................................................................................................12
No. 6 Pas des Sylphides (danced by Mlle Taglioni).............................................................................13
Arrangements by Antoine Aulagnier
No. I Danse des Sorcières.....................................................................................................................18
No. 2 Entrée des Sylphides...................................................................................................................20
No. 3 Danse des Sylphides...................................................................................................................22
No. 4 Air dansé par Mlle Taglioni........................................................................................................26
No. 5 Air dansé par Mme Dupont.........................................................................................................27
No. 6 Entrée de la Sylphide..................................................................................................................28
No. 7 Scène de l'Echarpe. Mort de la Sylphide....................................................................................30
No. 8 Départ de la noce........................................................................................................................32
Adolphe Adam: GISELLE
Act 1
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................39
Les Vendangeurs..................................................................................................................................42
Entrée Loys...........................................................................................................................................45
Entrée de Giselle...................................................................................................................................47
Retour de la vendanges et valse............................................................................................................55
La Chasse..............................................................................................................................................69
Scène d'Hilarion....................................................................................................................................81
Marche des Vignerons..........................................................................................................................82
Pas seul (Minkus).................................................................................................................................88
Pas de deux des jeunes paysans (Burgmüller)......................................................................................90
a. Polacca..............................................................................................................................................90
b. Andante.............................................................................................................................................91
c. Pesante..............................................................................................................................................92
d. Allegretto..........................................................................................................................................94
e. Allegretto pesante.............................................................................................................................95
f. Valse..................................................................................................................................................96
Galop générale......................................................................................................................................98
Finale du premier acte et Scène de la Folie........................................................................................103
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Act 2
Introduction, halte des chasseurs et apparition des feux follets..........................................................117
Apparition de Myrthe et évocation magique......................................................................................125
Pas des premières Wilis......................................................................................................................131
Apparition de Giselle..........................................................................................................................142
Entrée des paysans..............................................................................................................................145
Entrée du Prince et apparition de Gisele.............................................................................................149
Entrée d'Hilarion, scène et fugue des Wilis........................................................................................159
Grand Pas de deux..............................................................................................................................170
a. Adage..............................................................................................................................................170
b. Andantino.......................................................................................................................................172
c. Andante...........................................................................................................................................175
d. Valse (Minkus)...............................................................................................................................176
Finale..................................................................................................................................................181
Lever su soleil et arrivée de la cour....................................................................................................183
Appendix 1.........................................................................................................................................186
Appendix 2.........................................................................................................................................189
Adolphe-Charles Adam: LE CORSAIRE
Russian excerpts
No. 1 Tempo di Minuetto...................................................................................................................218
No. 2 Andantino non troppo...............................................................................................................218
No. 3 Tempo di Galopp......................................................................................................................219
No. 4 Allegro moderato......................................................................................................................221
No. 5 Allegro assai—Andante............................................................................................................222
No. 6 Allegro assai.............................................................................................................................224
No. 7 Andantino—Andante................................................................................................................226
No. 8 ..................................................................................................................................................226
Quadrille by Philippe Musard (1793-1859)........................................................................................229
No. 1 Pantalon....................................................................................................................................230
No. 2 Été.............................................................................................................................................231
No. 3 Poule.........................................................................................................................................232
No. 4 Pastourelle................................................................................................................................233
No. 5 Finale........................................................................................................................................234
Riccardo Drigo: LE CORSAIRE
Pas de Deux (Act 2)
No. 1 Adagio......................................................................................................................................237
No. 2 Variation 1................................................................................................................................240
No. 3 Variation 2 (A)..........................................................................................................................242
No. 4 Variation 2 (B)..........................................................................................................................244
No. 5 Coda..........................................................................................................................................246
ABOUT THE EDITION OF GISELLE
The piano score of the ballet Giselle was first published in the Soviet Union on the basis of the first printed
piano score, published in Paris in 1841, and the original (author’s) orchestral score existing in the Bolshoi
Theatre of the USSR in the form of a manuscript copy. The ballet was produced in all the theatres of the Soviet
Union in accordance with this orchestral score. From the time of the first performance of Giselle the music of
the ballet has undergone many changes and abridgements, supplemented by the music of other composers.
Large sections of the music of A. Adam have not been used for over 80 years.
In this edition the music of Giselle is reproduced in full. As in the majority of theatres in our country Giselle
appears in the choreographic edition of L. Lavrovsky, the music executed in accordance with that edition is
printed in large type.
Some changes in the music should be especially mentioned.
No. 9 As a result of the withdrawal of the big scene of the hunters (allegro 6/8) all the music according to L
Lavrovsky’s edition from Andantino 2/4 to Andante moderato 4/4 is transposed a half tone higher. The
composer’s exposition is given in small type.
No. 13 From the start of the number to Andantino moderato 4/4 the author’s theme has been changed, by
someone unknown and for an unknown purpose. Judging by the orchestral score, where the French horn parts
are written in obsolete pitches, this was done a long time ago. The composer’s exposition is given in small type.
No. 16 In connection with the changes to the end of the ballet (the removal of the appearance of Bathilde, the
hunters and the courtiers after Giselle’s disappearance), in 1913-14 a new variation of the music of the finale
was composed by B. Afanasiev, which is performed in the theatres of our country to this day. Because of the
major difference in the number of bars the composer’s finale is printed separately (Appendix I).
The second scene of the first act, which has not been performed for a long time (the scene of Giselle and Albert
in the village cottage occupied by Albert) has also been printed separately because of its large scale (Appendix
II). This scene can be inserted after No. 6.
The fairly frequent divergences between the piano and orchestral scores concerning melodic and harmonic
[turns] are corrected as a result of thorough collation.
The changes to the piano edition have been done with the aim of the approximation of the sound of the piano
score to that of the orchestral score.
The stage directions in the piano score, the alphabetic and numeric directions are given for ballet-masters to
assist in the convenience of orientation in studying the choreographic text of the ballet.