Music for Ballet Class

Mediaphorie specializes in music for ballet class.

Mediaphorie distributes the work of two outstanding pianist accompanists:

• Ellina Akimova
• Richard Davis

Pianist and composer with russian roots, Ellina Akimova, worked at the Bolchoï from 1990 to 1995, she works now in France as pianist accpmpanist at the Opéra National of Paris, at the CNSMDP, at the CND, and at the Danse school of the conservatoire of the XVIIe district of Paris and she is composing music for ballet class.

So far, Ellina Akimova published four music for ballet class CDs. Those CDs are excellent tools for the ballet class teacher. Those CDs features original music and have been realized in collaboration with outstanding ballet dancers : Alain Bogreau who was a dancer at the Opéra National de Paris from 1959 to 1994 and Franciska-Elisabeth de Mikhnevitch (Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris 1960 to 1984) who currently teaches ballet class.

Ellina Akimova's CDs are part of an expanding set called in French : La Danse Accompagnée (which stands for dance accompaniment or music for ballet class in English) :

• Music for ballet class I : Musique pour le Cours de Danse Classique I (11/2000) : Cours complet (barre, milieu, pointes), et Références
• Music for ballet class II : Musique pour le Cours de Danse Classique II (04/2001) : Adage, Divertissement, Pas de Deux.
• Music for ballet class III : Musique pour le Cours de Danse Classique III (07/2003): Barre, Milieu, Pointes, Garçons, Final.
• Music for ballet class IV : Musique pour le Cours de Danse Classique IV (02/2007): Cours Complet Professional.

Richard Davis began his training in Los Angeles under the tutelage of Edith Knox, and later extended his artistic development with Julian Musafia and Adele Marcus. He pursued his education in Paris, France, where he obtained the french state diploma in piano accompaniment in addition to a diploma as professor of music for dancers, and therein continues a career as pianist, composer, improviser and accompanist for voice, instruments and dance. Pianist at the Paris Opera Ballet School since 1994, he is also accompanist at the Paris Conservatory where he has served as associate professor in accompanying. Chosen as Artist-in-Residence at Duke University in 1993, he has been invited as visiting professor and pianist for the dance company Bat d’Or, Israel, and the English National Ballet School in London, England. He has also performed as soloist and improviser in festivals in Finland, Germany and the U.S.A., and participates regularly in musical productions and activities at the Châtelet Theater in Paris as well as the Orsay Museum.

Richard Davis CD Music for Ballet Class 1 is a perfect tool for the ballet class teacher it features music for the entire ballet class: music for Barre, Center, and Pointe exercises.

About Ballet
Ballet is a formalised form of dance with its origins in the Italian Renaissance court, further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. It is a highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary. It has been influential as a form of dance globally and is taught in ballet schools around the world. Ballet dance works (ballets) are choreographed, and also include mime, acting, and are set to music (usually orchestral but occasionally vocal). It is best known in the form of classical ballet, notable for its techniques, such as pointe work, turn-out of the legs; its graceful, flowing, precise movements; and its ethereal qualities. Later developments include neoclassical ballet and contemporary ballet.(*)

About Ballet Music
Ballet as a musical form is a musical composition intended for ballet performance. The same music can be used for several different ballet choreographies. Until about the second half of the 19th century the role of music in ballet was secondary, with main emphasis being on dance, with music being a compilation of danceable tunes. Writing "ballet music" used to be a job for composers known as "specialists".(*)

(*)Sources from wikipedia.org