Music for Ballet Class Volume 8
Volume 8 has 47 tracks of music to cover a comprehensive class, including Pointe work, for children aged 12 upwards, and suitable for adults. It begins with a complete Barre followed by Centre Work which includes a Mazurka, Polonaise, 6/8 & 2/4 pieces for jumps, Waltzes and a Tango for pirouettes, and Grand Allegro. A wide range of music arranged from classical and popular to fit and inspire a class.
Track list and samples
| # | Name | Signature | Bars | Duration | Exercise | Sample |
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| 02 | Warm-up Rag – That Demon Rag, R. Smith | 2/4 | 32 | 0:55 | Warm-up exercise | |
| 03 | Pliés – Cavatina, Stanley Myers | 3/4 | 64 | 2:21 | Warm-up exercise | |
| 04 | Pliés - I've got you under my skin, Cole Porter | 4/4 | 64 | 2:13 | Warm-up exercise |
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| 05 | Battements Tendus – As time goes by, H. Hupfeld/ The Glory of Love, B. Hill | 4/4 | 64 | 2:45 | Warm-up exercise | |
| 06 | Battements Tendus – Are you lonesome tonight?, L. Handman | 3/4 | 64 | 2:06 | Warm-up exercise |
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| 07 | Battements Jetés – I was doin' alright, George Gershwin | 2/4 | 32 | 0:51 | Warm-up exercise |
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| 08 | Battements Glissés – The Band Played on, C. Ward | 6/8 | 32 | 0:48 | Warm-up exercise |
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| 09 | Quick Jetés – Ball Scene, Act 1 Rigoletto, G. Verdi | 2/4 | 32 | 0:40 | Warm-up exercise | |
| 10 | Ronds de Jambe a Terre – Duet "Di te alla Giovine" Act II La Traviata, G. Verdi | 3/4 | 64 | 2:17 | Warm-up exercise | |
| 11 | Battement Fondu, Tango – None but the Lonely Heart, Op. 6, P. Tchaikovsky | 4/4 | 32 | 1:28 | Warm-up exercise | |
| 12 | Ronds de Jambe en l’air – Waltz for Peppy, From "The Artist", L. Bource | 3/4 | 64 | 1:41 | Warm-up exercise |
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| 13 | Battements Frappés – "Two Ladies", Cabaret, J. Kander | 4/4 | 32 +8 | 0:56 | Warm-up exercise | |
| 14 | Adage – Intermezzo, H. Provost | 3/4 | 32 | 1:22 | Warm-up exercise |
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| 15 | Petits Battements – Rondo alla Turca, W. Mozart | 2/4 | 32 +16 | 0:59 | Warm-up exercise | |
| 16 | Quicker Petits Batts – "Well did you Evah", High Society, Cole Porter | 4/4 | 32 +8 | 0:51 | Warm-up exercise |
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| 17 | Grands Battements – Chorus of Spanish Matadors, Act II La Traviata, G. Verdi | 3/4 | 64 | 1:03 | Warm-up exercise |
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| 18 | Grands Battements – Rhapsody in Blue, G. Gershwin | 4/4 | 32 | 1:14 | Warm-up exercise | |
| 19 | Stretch – The Dream of Olwen, C. Williams | 4/4 | 64 | 3:19 | Warm-up exercise |
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| 20 | Rises – I'll see you again, Noel Coward | 3/4 | 64 | 2:05 | Pointe | |
| 21 | Relevés "Relevés" from Etudes, C. Czerny |
2/4 | 32 | 1:04 | Pointe |
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| 22 | Echappés – The Favorite, Scott Joplin | 2/4 | 32 | 0:57 | Pointe | |
| 23 | Piqués on a Mazurka – 2nd Mazurka, E. Pessard | 3/4 | 64 | 1:34 | Pointe |
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| 24 | Bourrés/Piqués on a Gavotte – Gavotte no. 8, Suite in G major, G.F. Handel | 4/4 | 32 | 1:09 | Pointe |
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| 25 | Lyrical Waltz – Waltz of my Heart, Ivor Novello | 3/4 | 64 | 1:46 | Centre |
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| 26 | Port de Bras Duet, Act II Faust, C. Gounod |
3/4 | 32 | 1:26 | Centre | ||
| 27 | Battements Tendus & Pirouettes – Aint Misbehavin | Fats Waller & Harry Brooks | 4/4 | 64 | 2:15 | Centre | |
| 28 | Battements Jetés – Young & Healthy, from 42nd St., H. Warren | 4/4 | 32 | 0:52 | Centre | ||
| 29 | Adage – Romanza from Act II L'Elisir d'Amore, G. Donizetti | 6/8 | 32 | 2:09 | Centre | ||
| 30 | Pirouettes, Waltz – Pirouette Perfection, M. Kazimirska | 3/4 | 64 | 1:33 | Centre | ||
| 31 | Grands Battements with pirouettes on a Polonaise – Festa da Ballo, Act IV Ernani, G. Verdi | 3/4 | 64 | 2:00 | Centre |
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| 32 | Pirouettes from the Corner, Tango – El Choclo, Argentine Tango, A. Villoldo | 4/4 | 64 | 2:24 | Centre | ||
| 33 | Pirouettes: 2 Waltzes – Charade, H. Mancini/ June Bride, Gene de Paul | 3/4 | 112 | 2:11 | Centre |
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| 34 | Chainés – Les Toreadors, A. Cons | 2/4 | 64 | 1:21 | Centre |
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| 35 | Quicker Chainés – Galop from Finale Act II Attila, G. Verdi | 2/4 | 64 | 1:09 | Centre | ||
| 36 | Changements – "Stepping Out", Easter Parade, Irving Berlin | 2/4 | 32 | 0:47 | Centre |
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| 37 | Sautés – Invitation to the Waltz, Carl Maria v. Weber | 6/8 | 32 | 0:47 | Centre | ||
| 38 | Petit Allegro – Honey Rag, E. van Alstyne | 2/4 | 64 | 1:37 | Centre |
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| 39 | Assemblés – "A Room in Bloomsbury", The Boyfriend, S. Wilson | 4/4 | 32 | 0:58 | Centre | ||
| 40 | Glissades/quicker Allegro "Tico, Tico", Zequinha Abreu |
4/4 | 64 | 1:42 | Centre |
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| 41 | Quick Pointe Ex./Small Jumps – Has anybody seen my Girl?, R. Henderson | 4/4 | 64 | 1:21 | Centre | ||
| 42 | Sissonnes/ Medium Jumps Il Bacio, L. Arditi |
3/4 | 128 | 2:03 | Centre | ||
| 43 | Boys' Tours en l’Air – Valse Espagnole, A. Cons | 3/4 | 64 | 1:20 | Centre | ||
| 44 | Coda: Turns from the Corner – Jernbane Galop, O. Borg | 2/4 | 128 | 2:08 | Centre |
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| 45 | 32 Fouettés – Jernbane Galop, O. Borg | 2/4 | 32 | 0:40 | Centre | ||
| 46 | Grand Allegro Waltz – Embassy Waltz, Act I Finale, My Fair Lady, F. Loewe | 3/4 | 128 | 2:12 | Centre |
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| 47 | Port de Bras – "At the Ballet", Chorus Line, M. Hamlisch | 3/4 | 32 | 1:17 | Centre |
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