Etudes II: Selection Structural Analysis & Listening Samples

original ballet class piano music

Ballet class sheet music in pdf format, featuring original piano selections for barre and center practice
38 original piano selections
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Selection structural analsis as well as listening samples from Robert Long‘s second ballet class music album, Etudes II (directly below)

SIDE PRACTICE, at the BARRE

01
Plies: 6/8
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1 bar = 2 counts
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Intro 4 counts
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Length 64 counts
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4 sets of 16

02
Battements tendus: 4/4
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1 bar = 2 counts
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Intro 4 counts
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Length 64 counts
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03
Battements glisses: 4/4
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1 bar = 2 counts
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Intro 4 counts
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Length 64 counts
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Ragtime

04
Ronds de jambe: 6/8
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1 bar = 2 counts
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Intro 4 counts
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64 counts

05
Battements frappes: 4/4
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1 bar = 2 counts
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Intro 4 counts
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Length 64 counts

06
Battements fondus: 4/4
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1 bar = 2 counts
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Intro 4 counts
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Length 64 counts
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tango

07
Ronds de jambe en l’air: 3/4
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1 bar = 1 count
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Intro 4 counts
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Length 64 counts

08
Petits battements: 4/4
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1 bar = 2 counts
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Intro 4 counts
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Length 64 counts

09
Ports de bras: 6/8
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1 bar = 2 counts
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Intro 4 counts
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Length 64 counts

10
Developpes: 3/4
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1 bar = 1 count
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Intro 2 counts
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Length 32 counts

11
Grands battements: 4/4
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1 bar = 2 counts
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Intro 4 counts
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Length 64 counts

12
Grands battements en cloche: 3/4
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1 bar = 1 count
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Intro 4 counts
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Length 64 counts

CENTRE PRACTICE

13
Ports de Bras: 3/4
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1 bar = 1 count
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Intro 4 counts
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Length 64 counts

14
Battements tendus: 4/4
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1 bar = 2 counts
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Intro 4 counts
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Length 64 counts

15
Temps lie: 3/4
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1 bar = 1 count
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Intro 4 counts
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Length 64 counts

16
Grands battements: 3/4
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1 bar = 3 counts
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Intro 6 counts
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Length 96 counts
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4 sets of 24; Polonaise

PIROUETTES

17

Pirouettes: 3/4
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1 bar = 1 count
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Intro 4 counts
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Length 64 counts

18
Pirouette enchainement: 3/4
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1 bar = 1 count
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Intro 4 counts
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Length 64 counts

ADAGE

19
1st Adage: 4/4
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1 bar = 2 counts
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Intro 4 counts
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Length 64 counts

20

2nd Adage: 4/4
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1 bar = 2 counts
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Intro 2 counts
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Length 64 counts

21

Developpes: 3/4
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1 bar = 1 count
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Intro 2 counts
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Length 32 counts

PETIT ALLEGRO

22

Warm Up Jumps: 6/8
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1 bar = 2 counts
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Intro 4 counts
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Length 128 counts

23

Glissades: 6/8
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1 bar = 2 counts
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Intro 4 counts
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Length 64 counts

24

Pas de bourrées: 4/4
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1 bar = 2 counts
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Intro 4 counts
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Length 64 counts

25

Pas de bourrées
piques: 3/4
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1 bar = 3 counts
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Intro 6 counts
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Length 144 counts
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3 sets of 48;
Mazurka

26
Pas de Basques: 9/8
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1 bar = 3 counts
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Intro 6 counts
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Length 96 counts
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4 sets of 24;
Triple gigue

27
Coupes fouettes
raccourcis sautes: 4/4
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1 bar = 2 counts
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Intro 4 counts
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Length 64 counts

28

Emboites sautes
releves: 4/4
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1 bar = 2 counts
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Intro 4 counts
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Length 64 counts

BATTERIE

29

Sautés: 4/4
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1 bar = 2 counts
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Intro 4 counts
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Length 128 counts
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4 sets of 32; Polka

30

Quick jumps: 2/4
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1 bar = 2 counts
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Intro 4 counts
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Length 128 counts
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4 sets of 32; Hornpipe

31

Brises: 6/8
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1 bar = 2 counts
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Intro 8 counts
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Length 64 counts

GRAND ALLEGRO

32

Balancés: 3/4
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1 bar = 1 count
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Intro 4 counts
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Length 64 counts

33

1st Grand allegro Waltz: 3/4
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1 bar = 1 count
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Intro 4 counts
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Length 64 counts

34
2nd Grand Allegro
Waltz: 3/4
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1 bar = 1 count
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Intro 4 counts
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Length 64 counts

35

Piques turns/
Poses pirouettes: 2/4
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1 bar = 1 count
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Intro 4 counts
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96 counts

36
Chaines: 2/4
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1 bar = 1 count
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Intro 4 counts
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Length 128 counts

37
Reverence:
3/4
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1 bar = 1 count
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Intro 2 counts
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Length 16 counts

38
“E minor Prelude”: 6/8
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1 bar = 2 counts
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Intro 4 counts
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104 counts

Sheet Music for Ballet Class: