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Music and Action
By Constant Lambert
Created by Dr. Kay Picart
Edited by Jessica Labbé and Dr. Kay Picart
Review Question:
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What is the difference
between direct/present
action and
recollected/imaginary
action?
Review Question:
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Why is it so important
that the choreographer
and scenario writer
exercise care when
developing the theme of
a ballet?
Review Questions:
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What does Lambert say
is a composer’s medium?
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Are compositions always
sequenced?
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How does Lambert think
we, the audience, should
try to listen to a
symphony?
Discussion Question:
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Do you believe, as Lambert does, that classical ballet needs to
have a “logical” progression for it to have meaning?
Look to recent popular films, like Pulp Fiction, that do not
organize time sequence by a “logical” progression. Can a ballet
succeed if it were designed this way? Why or why not?
Discussion Question:
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Out of the western cultural context what are some
examples of how dance is structured time-wise?
Review Question:
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How does Lambert
compare the fusion of
poetry and music to the
fusion of music and
dance?
Review Question:
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What are some issues
faced by choreographers
when designing a ballet?
Review Question:
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What does Lambert
argue is the most
important aspect of
choreography?
Discussion Question
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Do you agree with
Lambert’s view? Why or
why not?
Concluding Discussion Question:
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What do you think came first, Dance or Music?