The pas de deux, or dance for two, was developed by the choreographer Marius Petipa.
true
Tchaikovsky was a famous composer from __________.
russia
Which best describes the tempo in Tchaikovsky’s Trepak from The Nutcracker?
begins
In which countries was nineteenth-century ballet favored as an independent dramatic form?
france
russia
russia
Which best describes the dynamics in Tchaikovsky’s Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker?
mezzo
Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker was choreographed by Marius Petipa.
true
The eighteenth century saw the rise of ballet as an independent art form. French ballet was preeminent in the early nineteenth century then Russian ballet flourished.
Nedezhda von Meck’s relationship with Tchaikovsky was that of his:
patron
the overall structure of both the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Trepak from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker is best outlined as:
aba
During which holiday season is Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker performed every year?
christmas
Ballet was first featured in Russian opera in the Romantic era.
false
The Nutcracker was based on a story originally written by the Romantic writer Victor Hugo and expanded by E. T. A. Hoffman.
false
Ballet has been a part of theatrical entertainments since the Renaissance.
true
.Tchaikovsky was the first Russian:
whose
Which new instrument did Tchaikovsky introduce to ballet?
celesta
In the second act of Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker
visit land sweet
