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in a town under siege. A young woman, Khamma, dances in front of the statue of the god to implore his aid for the town. After three dances she sees the statue move its head and arms, and ecstatically she dances wildly until a terrific flash of lightning and thunder at which Khamma dies. In the final
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A concert suite follows the three dances of the second stage of the ballet. All the music is by
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366:Piano Trio
275:Orchestral
89:Stravinsky
30:Maud Allan
651:Beau soir
387:for flute
291:Nocturnes
94:Petrushka
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