French Ballet Class (Gershwin)

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French Ballet Class is a six-minute piece written by George Gershwin in 1937 for two pianos for the movie Shall We Dance.[1] This sequence was meant to accompany a scene of dozens of ballet dancers practicing their positions. It is written in the style of the galop.

Only two minutes of this music was used in the final film.

References edit

  1. ^ "Shall We Dance (1937)". Library of Congress. Retrieved 12 February 2024.