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Description of elements of a typical combination:
Description of elements of a typical combination:
Frappé means “striking or struck battement. The heel of the working foot touches or “beats” the ankle of the supporting leg, and the ball of the working foot strikes the floor, finishing several inches off the floor" (Lishka 1979, p. 22).
Common steps used in this combination:
Frappé (single or double)
Petits battements
Coupé
Sous-sous
Pirouette
Flic-flac
Meter
Meter
duple (2/4 or 4/4)
Tempo
Tempo
moderate - 76 bpm
Accentuations
Accentuations
Frappés must always be “bright, crisp, and staccato” (Cavalli 2001, p. 106).
They must be “very marked and distinct, with a well-punctuated rhythm” (Lishka 1979, p. 22).
This often means that accents are needed when the dancers strike the floor (usually the strong beats of the bar).
I also try to make an aural distinction between single frappés (eighth notes) and double frappés (sixteenth notes).
Example of Teacher Demonstrating a Frappé Combination:
Example of Teacher Demonstrating a Frappé Combination:
Cues from teacher's demonstration:
Cues from teacher's demonstration:
The pianist needs to make a distinction between the single and double frappés.
The main beats need to be heavily accented (frappé means to strike).
The teacher adds “1 eight” of balance at the end. This makes it an uneven phrase length- “5 eights”. Usually in this case, I will just improvise another eight counts rather than repeating one more eight.
Music Selected: Robert Schumann, Echoes from the Theatre, Op. 65, No. 25 (Album for the Young)
Music Selected: Robert Schumann, Echoes from the Theatre, Op. 65, No. 25 (Album for the Young)
PDF of Original
PDF of Original
07_Original_Echoes form the Theatre_Schumann.pdfPDF of Arranged Score
PDF of Arranged Score
Barre07_Frappes_Echoes from the Theatre Op65No25_RSchumann10.22.22.pdfChanges made in arranged score:
I added a four-bar introduction.
I only used mm. 1-8 and 30-31 (the latter as the cadence at the end of the combination).
I changed the texture of the left hand to be more constant and consistent. I also cut out the middle section of the piece that is contrasting (mm. 9-23).
Videos of Dancers performing combination with selected music:
Videos of Dancers performing combination with selected music:
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