L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato

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L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato is a celebrated full-evening dance work by choreographer Mark Morris, set to Handel’s music and inspired by John Milton’s pastoral poems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ballet
dance work
artForm ballet
dance
associatedCompany Mark Morris Dance Group NERFINISHED
associatedWithChoreographer Mark Morris NERFINISHED
basedOn Il Moderato
Il Penseroso NERFINISHED
L’Allegro NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkBy John Milton NERFINISHED
choreographer Mark Morris NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Mark Morris NERFINISHED
criticalReception acclaimed
celebrated
genre contemporary ballet
full-evening dance work
hasChoreographicStyle ensemble-based staging
musicality-focused choreography
narrative abstraction
hasTitleElement Il Moderato NERFINISHED
Il Penseroso NERFINISHED
L’Allegro NERFINISHED
inspiredBy John Milton’s pastoral poems
inspiredByPoem Il Moderato (text compiled for Handel’s oratorio) NERFINISHED
Il Penseroso (John Milton) NERFINISHED
L’Allegro (John Milton) NERFINISHED
languageOfTitle Italian
musicComposer George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED
musicGenre baroque oratorio
notableFor close relationship between music and movement
integration of baroque oratorio and contemporary choreography
use of large ensemble cast
premiereCompany Mark Morris Dance Group NERFINISHED
setToMusicOf L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (Handel) NERFINISHED
structure full-evening
subjectMatter contrasting moods of mirth and contemplation
pastoral themes
titleDerivedFrom Handel’s oratorio L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato NERFINISHED
usesMusicBy George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED

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Mark Morris notableWork L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato