Music For Ballet & Contemporary Classes by Søren Bebe (mp3 download)

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Composed, arranged and played by
SØREN BEBE

Construction of class created by
ALLAN NIELSEN

Finally a CD that fills in the ballet lessons strict form, in a inspiring and floating manner.
And as an added bonus CD 2 can be used as inspiration for choreography, contemporary classes or pure listening.

Pianist and composer, Søren Bebe, has worked with dancer and teacher, Allan Nielsen, for several years.
It has been a great mutual desire to put together this CD.
The music on these cd’s can be used for all class levels.

CD 1: Music for Ballet Class

MUSIC FOR BARRE WORK
1. Introduction. Preparatory exercise
4/4 . 32 measures. Time: 2:00

2 . Plié
3/4 . 64 measures. Time:2:22

3. Plié
3/4 . 64 measures. Time:2:09

4 . Plié (long version )
3/4 . 64 measures 8 extra,
repeated without stop a tiny faster. Time:4:17

5 . Tendu
4/4 . 64 measures. Time:2:42

6 . Tendu 6/8
6/8. 32 measures. Time:1.23

7 . Tendu (Fast)
4/4 . 64 measures. Time:1:32

8 . Jeté
4/4 . 32 measures. Time:1:11

9 . Jeté (Fast, with breaks)
4/4 . 64 measures. Time:1:10

10 . Rond de jambe a térre
3/4 . 64 measures 16 ekstra. Time:2:35

11 . Frappé
4/4 . 32 measures. Time:1:01

12 . Frappé (fast version).
4/4. 32 measures. Time:0:48

13 . Fondu
4/4 . 32 measures 16 extra. Time:2:02

14 . Adagio
3/4 . 64 measures. Time:2:17

15 . Grand Battement
3/4 . 32 measures. Time:0:45

16. Plié/Relevé exercise
4/4 . 32 measures. Time:0:42

MUSIC FOR CENTER WORK

17 . Adagio
3/4. 64 measures. Time:2:11

18. Tendu
4/4 . 64 measures. Time:1:37

19. Pirouette combination ( Tango)
4/4 . 64 measures. Time:2:47

20. Pirouette combination (Waltz)
3/4 . 160 measures. Time:4:00

21. Pirouette combination (Waltz)
3/4. 192 measures. Time:4:16

22 . Petits sauts
2/4 meter . 32 measures. Time:0:48

23 . Assemblé
4/4 . 32 measures. Time:1:00

24 . Assemblé ( faster version)
4/4 . 64 measures. Time: 1:35

25. Grand allegro (Sisonne men)
3/4. 32 measures. Time:1:08

26 . Grand allegro
3/4. 128 measures. Time:2:02

27 . Tour en l´air (men)
4/4. 32 measures. Time:1:16

28 . Reverence
6/8. 32 measures. Time:2:18

All music composed, arranged and played by Søren Bebe

CD 2: Music for contemporary ballet class

1. Ambient 1. Time: 8:00
2. Moving In. Time: 8:00
3. Quietly Floating. Time: 8:00
4. Sne. Time: 8:00
5. Softly softly. Time: 8:00
6. Tango Fantasia. Time: 8:00
7. Summerwaltz

All music composed, arranged and played by Søren Bebe

CD1 recorded at Studio B, Copenhagen, at a Shigeru Kawai Grand Piano
CD2 recorded at Studio B, Copenhagen, and live at Dansehallerne using Ableton Live.

All music is mixed and mastered by John Fomsgaard at Karmacrew.

Biographies:

Allan Nielsen
Allan Nielsen was educated at the Royal Danish Ballet School in Copenhagen, Denmark, but has also trained at John Neumeiers Ballet School of the Hamburg Ballet in Germany.
Allan was employed as a principal dancer in Tivoli at the Pantomime Theater from 1984 to 2003.
At the moment Allan is pursuing a career as a character dancer working with the art of the Danish Commedia dell`arte, at the same place, Pantomime Theater. At the same time he is dedicating time to his work as a teacher of classical ballet.

Allan has taught at : Scanias Dance Theatre, Danish Dance Theatre, Pantomime Theatre.
He has ben employed 3 years at the Royal Swedish Ballet School and 4 years at the Royal Danish Theatre Ballet School as a teacher in ballet.
He is the co-owner of Christianshavns Ballet School, where he enjoys introducing children to the world of ballet. Allan is found of teaching all levels of ballet; regardless whether he is teaching children or pensioners, amateurs or professional. Allan seeks to give his pupils a sense of organic flow that allows everyone to experience dance as a union of music and movement.