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Richard Rodney Bennett's score had been commissioned by the BBC and composed between 1962 and 1964. It encompasses a variety of traditional jazz forms and devices, from twelve-bar blues (in Friday's Child) to a fast jazz waltz (in Thursday's Child). Written "for 12 instruments", the scoring is flute,
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The rehearsals for the ballet's premiere were filmed at the Royal Opera House involving many of the original principals. The full score was recorded in 1971 by the London Jazz Ensemble conducted by
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alto-, tenor-, and baritone saxophone, horn, two trumpets, bassoon, trombone, drums, piano, bass. The music is dedicated to the singer Jean Hart.
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follows the sequence of the poem. After Monday (a "hymn to narcissism"), Tuesday is a
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The production was arranged at short notice to replace a new production of
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Williams P, Percival J, Goodwin N. Jazz Calendar (premiere reviews).
22: 180:, Thursday depicts various forms of transport, Friday is a blues 63: 290:"Universal Edition: Sir Richard Rodney Bennett – Jazz Calendar" 313:
Fox C. Programme note for Philips recording, 6500 301, 1972.
67:, and at the suggestion of Nigel Gosling, Ashton asked 33:. The ballet was first performed on 9 January 1968 by 378:Ballets to the music of Richard Rodney Bennett 8: 356:, February 1968; Volume 19:2, pp. 12-17, 22 269:Secret Muses: The Life of Frederick Ashton. 158:The scenario, based on the children's poem 207: 205: 201: 149:Sunday : Marilyn Trouson and cast. 234:The Royal Ballet – the first 50 years. 271:Faber & Faber Ltd, London, 1996, 263: 261: 7: 388:Ballets created for The Royal Ballet 189:Sunday Night at the London Palladium 215:A & C Black Ltd, London, 1977, 14: 213:Frederick Ashton and his Ballets. 139:Saturday : Michael Coleman, 41:, Covent Garden, with designs by 236:Threshold Books, London, 1981, 1: 373:Ballets by Frederick Ashton 404: 288:AG, Universal Edition. 168:in a style of Ashton's 71:to create the designs. 51:Birmingham Royal Ballet 324:"Jazz Calendar (1968)" 31:Richard Rodney Bennett 383:1968 ballet premieres 255:, Winter 1991, p. 4-5 47:Birmingham Hippodrome 294:Universaledition.com 82:(Philips 6500 301). 177:The Sleeping Beauty 25:created in 1968 by 334:on 29 January 2009 354:Dance and Dancers 131:Antoinette Sibley 108:Wednesday : 39:Royal Opera House 395: 357: 350: 344: 343: 341: 339: 330:. Archived from 328:Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk 320: 314: 311: 305: 304: 302: 300: 285: 279: 265: 256: 250: 244: 230: 224: 209: 122:Thursday : 116:, Ian Hamilton, 35:The Royal Ballet 29:to the music of 27:Frederick Ashton 403: 402: 398: 397: 396: 394: 393: 392: 363: 362: 361: 360: 351: 347: 337: 335: 322: 321: 317: 312: 308: 298: 296: 287: 286: 282: 266: 259: 253:About The House 251: 247: 231: 227: 210: 203: 198: 156: 124:Alexander Grant 110:Vyvyan Lorrayne 97:Tuesday : 88: 59: 12: 11: 5: 401: 399: 391: 390: 385: 380: 375: 365: 364: 359: 358: 345: 315: 306: 280: 257: 245: 225: 221:978-0713616897 200: 199: 197: 194: 160:Monday's Child 155: 152: 151: 150: 147: 137: 135:Rudolf Nureyev 129:Friday : 127: 120: 112:, Paul Brown, 106: 103:Anthony Dowell 95: 91:Monday : 87: 84: 80:John Lanchbery 58: 55: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 400: 389: 386: 384: 381: 379: 376: 374: 371: 370: 368: 355: 349: 346: 333: 329: 325: 319: 316: 310: 307: 295: 291: 284: 281: 278: 277:9780571143528 274: 270: 267:Kavanagh, J. 264: 262: 258: 254: 249: 246: 243: 242:9780901366115 239: 235: 229: 226: 222: 218: 214: 208: 206: 202: 195: 193: 191: 190: 185: 184: 179: 178: 173: 172: 167: 166: 161: 153: 148: 146: 142: 141:Desmond Doyle 138: 136: 132: 128: 125: 121: 119: 118:Derek Rencher 115: 111: 107: 105:, Robert Mead 104: 100: 96: 94: 93:Vergie Derman 90: 89: 86:Original cast 85: 83: 81: 76: 72: 70: 66: 65: 56: 54: 52: 48: 44: 40: 36: 32: 28: 24: 20: 19: 18:Jazz Calendar 353: 348: 336:. Retrieved 332:the original 327: 318: 309: 297:. Retrieved 293: 283: 268: 252: 248: 233: 228: 212: 211:Vaughan, D. 187: 181: 175: 169: 165:pas de trois 163: 157: 77: 73: 69:Derek Jarman 62: 60: 43:Derek Jarman 17: 16: 15: 183:pas de deux 145:Wayne Sleep 126:, six girls 367:Categories 232:Bland, A. 196:References 114:David Drew 99:Merle Park 171:Monotones 338:4 August 299:4 August 57:History 37:at the 275:  240:  219:  23:ballet 154:Story 21:is a 340:2017 301:2017 273:ISBN 238:ISBN 217:ISBN 64:Aida 49:by 369:: 326:. 292:. 260:^ 204:^ 192:. 133:, 101:, 53:. 342:. 303:. 223:.

Index

ballet
Frederick Ashton
Richard Rodney Bennett
The Royal Ballet
Royal Opera House
Derek Jarman
Birmingham Hippodrome
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Aida
Derek Jarman
John Lanchbery
Vergie Derman
Merle Park
Anthony Dowell
Vyvyan Lorrayne
David Drew
Derek Rencher
Alexander Grant
Antoinette Sibley
Rudolf Nureyev
Desmond Doyle
Wayne Sleep
Monday's Child
pas de trois
Monotones
The Sleeping Beauty
pas de deux
Sunday Night at the London Palladium

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