| LC control no. | gf2014026650
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| Thesaurus/term list | lcgft
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| Genre/Form term | Ballets (Music)
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| Variant(s) | Ballet (Music)
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| See also | Dance music
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Dramatic music
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| Scope note | Musical works composed for, or adapted as, ballets.
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| Found in | Grove music online, viewed August 14, 2014 (Ballet; a style of theatrical dancing that developed in France during the 17th century; achieved 'classical' status in the 19th century; also describes a theatrical spectacle, in which use it has a history stretching back to the Middle Ages; since the late 18th century "ballet" as a genre has usually meant a spectacle accompanied by purely instrumental music; the 20th century saw a shift in emphasis away from story ballets set to newly composed scores towards more abstract works set to pre-existing music not necessarily composed for dancing)
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