Saturday Night Waltz

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Saturday Night Waltz is a gentle, lyrical section of Aaron Copland’s ballet score "Rodeo," evoking a nostalgic, romantic atmosphere of an American country dance.

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Saturday Night Waltz canonical 2

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ballet excerpt ⓘ
concert work ⓘ
orchestral piece ⓘ
associatedChoreographer Agnes de Mille ⓘ
associatedRegion American West ⓘ
linked to: Old West
character gentle ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ
nostalgic ⓘ
romantic ⓘ
composer Aaron Copland ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
era 20th-century classical music ⓘ
followsInWork Ranch House Party ⓘ
genre ballet music ⓘ
orchestral ⓘ
hasDanceForm waltz ⓘ
hasEducationalUse often studied in music appreciation courses ⓘ
hasMood intimate ⓘ
serene ⓘ
hasMovementType waltz ⓘ
hasReception frequently performed as a standalone orchestral piece ⓘ
hasRecordingHistory recorded by numerous American orchestras ⓘ
hasTheme American folk-like melodies ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
notableInstrumentation horns ⓘ
strings ⓘ
woodwinds ⓘ
orchestration full orchestra ⓘ
partOf Rodeo ⓘ
partOfSeriesOfSections ballet Rodeo scenes ⓘ
precedesInWork Hoe-Down ⓘ
linked to: “Hoe-Down”
premiereWorkCommissionedBy Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo ⓘ
premiereWorkPremiereDate 1942 ⓘ
premiereWorkPremierePlace Metropolitan Opera House, New York City ⓘ
settingDescribed American country dance ⓘ
style American classical ⓘ
timeSignature triple meter ⓘ
tonalLanguage tonal with folk-influenced harmonies ⓘ
typicalPerformanceContext ballet performance ⓘ
symphonic concert ⓘ
usedIn Rodeo concert suite ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rodeo → hasPart → Saturday Night Waltz ⓘ
Rodeo → movement → Saturday Night Waltz ⓘ