Sonatasia: "Hoedown" from Rodeo by Copland; Lacy Rostyak, Violin

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"Hoedown" from Aaron Copland's ballet "Rodeo" performed by violinist Lacy Rostyak and pianist Jonathan Paul Cambry at Laguna Country United Methodist Church in Laguna Woods, Calif. on July 1, 2011

"Rodeo" is a ballet scored by Aaron Copland and choreographed by Agnes de Mille, which premiered in 1942. Subtitled "The Courting at Burnt Ranch", the ballet consists of five sections: "Buckaroo Holiday", "Ranch House Party", "Corral Nocturne", "Saturday Night Waltz", and "Hoe-Down".

The original ballet was choreographed by Agnes de Mille for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, a dance company that moved to the United States during World War II. In order to compete with the rival company Ballet Theatre, the Ballet Russe commissioned the American choreographer out of a career of relative obscurity. De Mille was given considerable creative control, choosing Aaron Copland as the composer after being impressed by his previous ballet, Billy the Kid. Though Copland was initially reluctant to compose "another Cowboy ballet," De Mille successfully persuaded him that this show would mark a significant departure from his previous work. As de Mille found herself occupied with instructing a highly international cast in the mannerisms of American cowboys, Copland recommended that Oliver Smith design the sets, in what would prove to be a prescient action.

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• Hoedown;
• Rodeo;
• violin;
• fiddle;
• classical
• music;
• ballet;
• jonathan
• cambry;
• sonatasia

[stupidgayfacegoscrew]

just been told i have a month to learn this piece. s***.......

[gothiccowgirl07]

Would've been better without the piano. Awesome violin though!