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Le Baiser de la fée (The Fairy's Kiss) is a neoclassical ballet in one act and four scenes composed by Igor Stravinsky in 1928 and revised in 1950 for George Balanchine and the New York City Ballet. Based on Hans Christian Andersen's short story Isjomfruen (English: The Ice-Maiden), the work is an homage to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, for the 35th anniversary of the composer's death. Stravinsky elaborated several melodies from early piano pieces and songs by Tchaikovsky in his score. A commission by Ida Rubinstein from 1927, the ballet was choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska and premiered in Paris on 27 November 1928.
The Divertimento from Le Baiser de la fée is a concert suite for orchestra based on music from the ballet. Stravinsky arranged it in collaboration with Samuel Dushkin in 1934 and revised it in 1949.
- Difficulty:
- Intermediate/Advanced
- Instrumentation:
- 3Fl1dPicc, 2Ob, CA, 3Cl 1dBCl, 2Bsn, 4Hn, 3Tpt, 3Tbn, Tba, Timp, Perc, Hp, Strings
- Duration:
- 45 minutes
- Set of Parts:
- Includes Strings count 4.4.3.3.2
- Extra Strings:
- Available with the purchase of the Set of Parts