Russian Sailors' Dance (arr Isaac)

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Reinhold Glière

Reinhold Glière (trans. Merle J. Isaac )


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General Info

Year: 1927 / 1956
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print


Instrumentation

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Errata

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Program Notes

The ballet The Red Poppy was written in 1927 (revised 1949). It deals with an uprising on board a Chinese ship and the successful intervention of Russian sailors. The Russian Sailors Dance is the best-known excerpt from the ballet, and is founded on the popular Russian folk tune title Yablochka (little apple). The dance takes the form of a series of variations on this striking song. Interestingly enough, this folk tune was used both as a revolutionary and counter-revolutionary song throughout Russian history.

- Program Note from Program Notes for Band


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State Ratings

  • Georgia: V
  • Indiana: ISSMA JUNIOR BAND GROUP I
  • Michigan: Senior High C


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Resources

  • Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications, pp. 235.