Music for Ballet Class Vol.1
– 33 original solo piano pieces for ballet class by jazz pianist Søren Bebe. –

Barre Exercises

1. Warm Up, 4/4, 12 x 8 counts, 3:31
2. Plié 1, 4/4, 8 x 8 counts, 2:18
3. Plié 2, 4/4, 8 x 8 counts, 2:25
4. Tendu 1, 4/4, 8 x 8 counts, 1:31
5. Tendu 1 (fast), 16 x 8 counts, 2:15Th
6. Tendu 2, 4/4, 8 x 8 counts, 0:53
7. Jeté 1, 4/4, 8 x 8 counts, 0:53
8. Jeté 1 (fast, with breaks), 4/4, 12 x 8 counts, 1:03
9. Jeté 1 (fast, with breaks, variation) 8 x 8 counts, 0:44
10. Jete 2, 4/4, 8 x 8 counts, 0:50
11. Rond de Jambe á Terre, 3/4, 16 x 8 counts, 3:45
12. Fondu, 4/4, 16 x 8 counts, 2:36
13. Frappé, 4/4, 16 x 8 counts, 1:43
14. Frappé (fast), 16 x 8 counts, 1:27
15. Rond de Jambe en L’air, 3/4, 8 x 8 counts, 2:06
16. Adagio, 3/4, 8 x 8 counts, 2:09
17. Adagio (slower), 3/4, 8 x 8 counts, 2:28
18. Petit Battement, 2/4, 7 x 8 counts, 1:14
19. Grand Battement, 4/4, 8 x 8 counts, 1:19
20. Grand Battement (slow), 4/4, 8 x 8 counts, 1:29

Center Exercises

21. Tendu, 4/4, 16 x 8 counts, 2:16
22. Adagio, 4/4, 8 x 8 counts, 2:38
23. Adagio (slightly faster), 4/4, 8 x 8 counts, 2:20
24. Pirouette 1 (tango), 4/4, 16 x 8 counts, 2:25
25. Pirouette 2 (waltz), 3/4, 8 x 8 counts, 1:24
26. Petit Allegro, 2/4, 8 x 8 counts, 0:53
27. Assemblé 1, 4/4, 8 x 8 counts, 0:56
28. Assemblé 2, 4/4, 8 x 8 counts, 1:09
29. Grand Allegro, 3/4, 16 x 8 counts, 2:20
30. Tour en L’air, 4/4, 4 x 8 counts, 0:44
31. Coda, 2/4, 16 x 8 counts, 2:00
32. Port de Bras, 3/4, 8 x 8 counts, 2:18
33. Reverence, 3/4, 4 x 8 counts, 1:15

Total playing time: 59:20

All songs composed, arranged and played by Søren Bebe

Recorded at Studio B, Copenhagen, on a Shigeru Kawai SK6 Grand Piano
Mixed and mastered by John Fomsgaard at Karmacrew

A special Thank You to my pre-listeners for inputs, ideas and suggestions:
Mélanie Lebrun, Linda Farace, Cheryl Lynn Shavel, Terra Deyo, Francesca del Carmen, Shona Bennett (Bennett School of Ballet & Jazz), Lauri Worrill-Biggs (Freelance Ballet Instructor, Julianna Slager (Artistic Director Ballet 5:8), Allan Nielsen (Christianshavns Balletskole) & Andreina Quintero

As a freelance accompanist for dance, Søren has worked at, among other places, The Royal Danish Ballet, The Royal Danish Ballet School, Danish Dance Theatre, The Danish National School of Performing Arts, Dansehallerne and The Pantomime Theatre in Tivoli.