Saturday Night Waltz

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Saturday Night Waltz is a gentle, lyrical section of Aaron Copland’s ballet score "Rodeo," evoking a nostalgic, romantic atmosphere of an American country dance.

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Saturday Night Waltz canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ballet excerpt
concert work
orchestral piece
associatedChoreographer Agnes de Mille
associatedRegion American West
linked to: Old West
character gentle
lyrical
nostalgic
romantic
composer Aaron Copland
countryOfOrigin United States
era 20th-century classical music
followsInWork Ranch House Party
genre ballet music
orchestral
hasDanceForm waltz
hasEducationalUse often studied in music appreciation courses
hasMood intimate
serene
hasMovementType waltz
hasReception frequently performed as a standalone orchestral piece
hasRecordingHistory recorded by numerous American orchestras
hasTheme American folk-like melodies
language instrumental
notableInstrumentation horns
strings
woodwinds
orchestration full orchestra
partOf Rodeo
partOfSeriesOfSections ballet Rodeo scenes
precedesInWork Hoe-Down
linked to: “Hoe-Down”
premiereWorkCommissionedBy Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
premiereWorkPremiereDate 1942
premiereWorkPremierePlace Metropolitan Opera House, New York City
settingDescribed American country dance
style American classical
timeSignature triple meter
tonalLanguage tonal with folk-influenced harmonies
typicalPerformanceContext ballet performance
symphonic concert
usedIn Rodeo concert suite

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Rodeo hasPart Saturday Night Waltz
Rodeo movement Saturday Night Waltz