Les Présages

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Les Présages is a groundbreaking 1933 ballet choreographed by Léonide Massine that is often cited as one of the first symphonic ballets, set to Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony.

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Les Présages canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ballet ⓘ
symphonic ballet ⓘ
artForm dance ⓘ
artisticMovement Ballets Russes tradition ⓘ
linked to: Ballets Russes
associatedChoreographer Léonide Massine ⓘ
balletType abstract ballet ⓘ
basedOn Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony ⓘ
choreographer Léonide Massine ⓘ
choreographyBy Léonide Massine ⓘ
composerOfMusicUsed Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
createdBy Léonide Massine ⓘ
genre ballet ⓘ
symphonic ballet ⓘ
hasChoreographicStyle symphonic structure-driven choreography ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn development of symphonic ballets in the 20th century ⓘ
historicalSignificance early example of full-length abstract symphonic ballet ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
medium stage work ⓘ
music Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 ⓘ
musicBy Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
notableFor being among the first symphonic ballets ⓘ
period 20th-century ballet ⓘ
premiereDecade 1930s ⓘ
premiereYear 1933 ⓘ
scoreType pre-existing symphonic score ⓘ
structureBasedOn musical form of Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony ⓘ
titleTranslation The Omens ⓘ
usesExistingScore yes ⓘ

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Léonide Massine → notableWork → Les Présages ⓘ
Léonide Massine → notableWork → Les Présages ⓘ
subject linked to: Massine