Music for Ballet Class Instruction: Barre and Center Practice

Hello, I’m Robert Long.

Quality ballet class music can be hard to find. This site offers three albums of original piano music for ballet class, including barre (selections play twice for ballet classroom convenience) and center floor practice with port de bras, adage, pirouettes, petit allegro and grand allegro.

My Videos page now includes several examples of ballet teachers demonstrating their work accompanied by music from my albums. Take a look so you can see different uses for my pieces.

I am also pleased to announce that I now have sheet music for ballet class available. The Etudes II album (complete) is available for purchase in pdf file format.

Click on the album covers below to go to listening samples for all selections, or the ordering links below each album cover for numerous CD, download, streaming and (for Etudes II) sheet music options.

Visit the site menu for more information, including testimonials, resources and more. I hope you’ll enjoy your visit (and thanks for dropping by!).

1. Ballet Class Music: Ballet Etudes

• 01 Plies Plies: 6/8 | 1 bar = 2 counts | Intro 4 counts | Length 64 counts | 4 sets of 16
• 09 Battements Fondus Battements Fondus: 4/4 | 1 bar = 2 counts | Intro 4 counts | Length 64 counts | Tango
• 21 2nd Port de Bras 2nd Port de Bras: 4/4 | 1 bar = 2 counts | Intro 4 counts | Length 32 counts
• 37 Pas de Basques Pas de Basques: 3/4 | 1 bar = 3 counts | Intro 6 counts | Length 48 counts | 2 sets of 24
• Samples for all selections

2. Ballet Class Music: Etudes II

• 07 Ronds de jambe Ronds de jambe: 6/8 | 1 bar = 2 counts | Intro 4 counts | 64 counts
• 33 Developpes Developpes: 3/4 | 1 bar = 1 count | Intro 2 counts | Length 32 counts
• 34 Warm Up Jumps Warm Up Jumps: 6/8 | 1 bar = 2 counts | Intro 4 counts | Length 128 counts
• 46 2nd Grand Allegro Waltz 2nd Grand Allegro Waltz: 3/4 | 1 bar = 1 count | Intro 4 counts | Length 64 counts
• 48 Chaines Chaines: 2/4 | 1 bar = 1 count | Intro 4 counts | Length 128 counts
• Samples for All Selections

3. Ballet Class Music: Etudes Volume 3

• 03. Plies Alternate (slower) Plies Alternate (slower): 3/4 | 1 bar = 1 count | Intro 4 counts | Length 64 counts
• 04. Battements Tendus Battements Tendus: 4/4 | 1 bar = 2 counts | Intro 4 counts | Length 64 counts |Also: Degages, Glisses
• 20. 9/8 Petit Allegro 9/8 Petit Allegro: 9/8 | 1 bar = 3 counts | Intro 6 counts | 96 counts
• 26. Waltz Enchainement 1 Waltz Enchainement 1: 3/4 | 1 bar = 1 count | Intro 4 counts | Length 112 counts | 48 + 64, or 7 sets of 16
• 29. Lyrical 3/4 Enchainement Lyrical 3/4 Enchainement 3/4 | 1 bar = 1 count | 4 counts | 64 counts | Suggestion: Free Movement Study
• Samples for All Selections

It has often been said that the choreography of ballet is rooted in the music, but for me, the experience has been somewhat different. From an early stage I became fascinated with musically interpreting the balletic movements I was witnessing, and that is, to a large extent, how I learned ballet accompaniment.

You can read customers’ comments by clicking on “Testimonials” in the menu, and there’s a bit more about me on my “Welcome!” page. Or you can contact me (click on my name) if you have any questions or comments about music for ballet class and my albums.

Robert Long interviewed at balletconnections.com

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