Title: Rodeo (ballet)
Content: Rodeo (ballet) Rodeo is a ballet composed 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", "Corral Nocturne", "Ranch House Party," "Saturday Night Waltz", and "Hoe-Down". The symphonic version omits "Ranch House Party", leaving the other sections relatively intact. 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

Title: Rodeo (ballet)
Content: de Mille out of a career of relative obscurity. The choreographer 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 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. De Mille herself played the lead, and

Title: Rodeo (ballet)
Content: more than 70 years since the premiere of "Rodeo". This increasing longevity, plus the anchoring of Copland’s score in American culture, suggests near-certain permanence for the ballet. A version of the "Hoe-Down" section was recorded by 1970s progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, on its "Trilogy" album. François Couture of AllMusic said that they yielded a crowd-pleaser with their version of "Hoedown". An other version of the "Hoe-Down" section was also later recorded by folk rock and jazz group Béla Fleck and the Flecktones At Bob Dylan's performances during his "Never-Ending Tour", he is introduced by his stage manager

Title: Aaron Copland
Content: easily by a mass audience. The ballet premiered in New York in 1939, with Copland recalling "I cannot remember another work of mine that was so unanimously received." Along with the ballet "Rodeo", "Billy the Kid" became, in the words of musicologist Elizabeth Crist, "the basis for Copland's reputation as a composer of Americana" and defines "an uncomplicated form of American nationalism." Copland's brand of nationalism in his ballets differed from that of European composers such as Béla Bartók, who tried to preserve the folk tones they used as close to the original as possible. Copland enhanced the tunes he

Title: Rodeo (ballet)
Content: such vernacular forms as a square dance and a cadenza for a tap dancer. Noted among many reviews was de Mille’s highly evocative choreography, described as "film sensibility" and renowned for its realism. The original production went on to lead a successful tour, though producers were hard pressed to replicate the skill with which de Mille had portrayed the lead. De Mille retained veto power over any casting of the ballet, which often sent companies to extremes in order to find a worthy Cowgirl. Meanwhile, Copland arranged the music as a symphonic suite for orchestra titled "Four Dance Episodes from

Question: Who choreographed the first performance of Copland's Rodeo?
Answer: Agnes de Mille