Saturday Night Waltz
E748618
Saturday Night Waltz is a gentle, lyrical section of Aaron Copland’s ballet score "Rodeo," evoking a nostalgic, romantic atmosphere of an American country dance.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet excerpt
ⓘ
concert work ⓘ orchestral piece ⓘ |
| associatedChoreographer | Agnes de Mille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | American West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
gentle
ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ nostalgic ⓘ romantic ⓘ |
| composer | Aaron Copland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| followsInWork | Ranch House Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
ballet music
ⓘ
orchestral ⓘ |
| hasDanceForm | waltz ⓘ |
| hasEducationalUse | often studied in music appreciation courses ⓘ |
| hasMood |
intimate
ⓘ
serene ⓘ |
| hasMovementType | waltz ⓘ |
| hasReception | frequently performed as a standalone orchestral piece ⓘ |
| hasRecordingHistory | recorded by numerous American orchestras ⓘ |
| hasTheme | American folk-like melodies ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| notableInstrumentation |
horns
ⓘ
strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| orchestration | full orchestra ⓘ |
| partOf | Rodeo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeriesOfSections | ballet Rodeo scenes ⓘ |
| precedesInWork | Hoe-Down NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereWorkCommissionedBy | Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereWorkPremiereDate | 1942 ⓘ |
| premiereWorkPremierePlace | Metropolitan Opera House, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingDescribed | American country dance ⓘ |
| style | American classical ⓘ |
| timeSignature | triple meter ⓘ |
| tonalLanguage | tonal with folk-influenced harmonies ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
ballet performance
ⓘ
symphonic concert ⓘ |
| usedIn | Rodeo concert suite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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