Symphony in C

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ballet neoclassical ballet

Symphony in C is a landmark neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Georges Bizet’s Symphony in C, renowned for its pure dance style and large ensemble structure.

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Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ballet → neoclassical ballet →
actStructure	four-movement, one-act ballet →
alsoKnownAs	Le Palais de Cristal →
associatedCompany	New York City Ballet → Paris Opera Ballet →
basedOn	Bizet’s Symphony in C →
choreographer	George Balanchine →
choreographicSchool	Balanchine technique →
composerOfMusic	Georges Bizet →
costumeColorScheme	black → white →
features	four principal couples → large corps de ballet →
genre	neoclassical ballet →
hasPart	First Movement → Fourth Movement → Second Movement → Third Movement →
influencedBy	classical Petipa tradition →
languageOfTitle	English →
movementCount	four principal movements →
movementFourTempo	Allegro vivace →
movementOneTempo	Allegro vivo →
movementThreeTempo	Allegro vivace →
movementTwoTempo	Adagio →
musicKey	C major →
musicOriginallyTitled	Symphony in C major →
musicTitle	Symphony in C (Bizet) →
notableFor	demanding ensemble work → large corps de ballet → plotless structure → showcasing classical technique →
numberOfMovements	4 →
originalCostumeDesigner	Christian Bérard →
originalLanguageTitle	Le Palais de Cristal →
originalSetDesigner	Christian Bérard →
originalTitle	Le Palais de Cristal →
period	20th-century ballet →
premiereCity	Paris →
premiereCompany	Paris Opera Ballet →
premiereCountry	France →
premiereDate	1947 →
premiereTheatre	Palais Garnier →
revisedForCompany	New York City Ballet →
revisedPremiereCity	New York →
revisedPremiereCountry	United States →
revisedPremiereDate	1948 →
revisedPremiereTheatre	City Center of Music and Drama →
revisedTitle	Symphony in C →
structure	large ensemble →
style	pure dance →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
George Balanchine → Giorgi Melitonis dze Balanchivadze → New York City Ballet →	notableWork
Symphony in C ("Bizet’s Symphony in C") →	basedOn
Symphony in C ("Symphony in C major") →	musicOriginallyTitled
Symphony in C ("Symphony in C (Bizet)") →	musicTitle
Symphony in C →	revisedTitle