TitleValse favorite de La péri
Additional title: Introduction et valse de La peri
NamesBurgmüller, Friedrich, 1806-1874 (Composer)
CollectionPrints depicting dance
Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs
Dates / OriginDate Issued: 1843Place: LondonPlace: ParisPlace: MayencePublisher: Schott & Sons
Library locationsJerome Robbins Dance DivisionShelf locator: *MGZFX Peri 1
TopicsPetipa, Lucien, 1815-1898Péri (Choreographic work : Coralli)WaltzesPiano music
GenresPrintsSheet music coversScores
NotesStatement of responsibility: musique de Frc. Bürgmuller ; [illustration] on stone by R.P.C.Caption title.Acquisition: Gift; Lillian Moore.Biographical/historical: La péri (choreography, Jean Coralli; music, Friedrich Burgmüller; scenario, Théophile Gautier and Jean Coralli) was first presented at the Paris Opéra in 1843. This print probably depicts a moment from Act I, in which the hero Achmet (danced by Lucien Petipa) is entertained by the dancing of the women of the harem.
Physical DescriptionLithographsExtent: 1 print : 34 x 25 cm. + music score (6 p.)
DescriptionSheet music cover illustration depicting a scene from Jean Coralli's ballet La péri. Four women dance before a man who reclines on a divan. Behind the quartet, another woman emerges from a tentlike skirt surmounted by three women seen from the waist up. A man in a tall headdress, possibly a servant, stands at right. The room is lavishly decorated with architectural elements in the Mughal style, and contains several vases of flowers.
Type of ResourceStill imageNotated music
LanguagesFrenchEnglish
IdentifiersRLIN/OCLC: 825074314NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19758223Publisher's music plate number: 5755Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 78ff2c30-89be-0134-c290-00505686a51c
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