Many pianists may not find it straightforward to accompany a ballet class, since next to free improvisation skills this work requires building up experience and generating suitable musical material as well. The present collection’s goal is to orientate pianists in characteristic properties of music that accompanies the various ballet exercises. Ballet masters often ask accompanying pianists to emphasise certain dance movements during an exercise by giving extra weight to the corresponding musical beat, as well as to obey to the dynamics superimposed by the different types of exercises plié, battement tendu, adagio, etc., or to apply certain features of piano music at some places such as staccato or legato.

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