Over the last weekend, I had been repeatedly listening to Tchaikovsky's ballet compositions. I have fallen absolutely in love with them. I watched some of the theatre groups do parts of the acts of their ballet performances, notably - the Dance of the swans, Dance of the sugar plum fairy and The waltz
of the flowers. His music fills your mind with images, your heart with emotions and even more so when you watch the ballets! I wish I understood music some more. It is not enough just listening, feeling and visualising. I want to know the instruments he used and the techniques that go into evoking such emotions. I want t
o know how he lived, when and how he made such compositions. Was the story a result of the composition or the composition a result of the story. It should be the latter unless I am absolutely wrong. I want to live in his times, watch him compose his songs. How? Through a pensieve?
PS:
Top Left - picture of the title score. Nutcracker - The dance of the sugar plum fairy. Of course I don't understand anything. :)
Others - Swan Lake. Various sources and ballet theatres performances.
3 comments:
Why don't you try dancing when you are completely involved? :):)
Wah. Well said.
@kiran ballet? you must be kidding!
but yes, i do hum along when i can. i am doing it now. its awful and yet fun!
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