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Description of elements of a typical combination:
Description of elements of a typical combination:
The grand adagio is a combination of movements that are “sustained, controlled, deceivingly powerful, smooth, elongated, reaching, and extending beyond the body” (Cavalli 2001, p. 107).
Typical steps in this combination include
Développé
Passé
Grand plié
Temps lié
Arabesque
Attitude
Promenade
Chassé
Meter
Meter
triple (3/4 or 9/8)
quadruple (4/4 or 12/8)
Tempo
Tempo
slow, broad: 102 bpm per quarter in 3/4
Accentuations
Accentuations
Very legato and flowing
Full sound without playing “too loud”
Fill in quarter notes with more running eighth notes or sixteenth notes, if possible, to show the flowing nature of the combination
Example of Teacher Demonstrating a Grand Adagio Combination:
Example of Teacher Demonstrating a Grand Adagio Combination:
Cues from teacher's demonstration:
Cues from teacher's demonstration:
The music needs to be slow and "stretchy" with lots of arpeggios if possible.
Music Selected: Enrique Granados, Valse No. 6 from 8 Poetic Waltzes
Music Selected: Enrique Granados, Valse No. 6 from 8 Poetic Waltzes
PDF of Original
PDF of Original
C01_Original_Poetic Waltz No 6_Granados.pdfPDF of Arranged Score
PDF of Arranged Score
Centre01_Grande Adagio in Centre_Poetic Waltz No. 6_Granados10.22.22.pdfChanges made in arranged score:
I added a four-bar introduction.
I used only mm. 1-32 to make it square phrasing.
Videos of Dancers performing combination with selected music:
Videos of Dancers performing combination with selected music:
Reactions while playing the combination:
To demonstrate the flowing nature of the piece, I arpeggiated some of the left-hand chords (rather than sticking with just the waltz rhythm).
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