Ballet for Martha
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Ballet for Martha is the original title of Aaron Copland’s iconic ballet score later known as Appalachian Spring, created for choreographer Martha Graham.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet score
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musical composition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Appalachian Spring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Pulitzer Prize for Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| basedOn | original scenario by Martha Graham ⓘ |
| choreographer | Martha Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFor |
Martha Graham
NERFINISHED
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Martha Graham Dance Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionType | ballet score commission ⓘ |
| composer | Aaron Copland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dedicatedTo | Martha Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
ballet
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concert suite ⓘ |
| includesMelody | Shaker tune "Simple Gifts" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| laterOrchestratedAs | orchestral suite ⓘ |
| laterTitled | Appalachian Spring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration between Aaron Copland and Martha Graham
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use of American folk elements ⓘ |
| originalInstrumentation | chamber ensemble ⓘ |
| originalInstrumentationDetail | 13 instruments ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century music ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1944-10-30 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereVenue | Coolidge Auditorium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | one-act ballet ⓘ |
| style | American classical music ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | American rural life ⓘ |
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