Aaron Copland: Saturday Night Waltz - AQASaturday Night Waltz
Aaron Copland wrote the ballet Rodeo in 1942. Saturday Night Waltz is one of four movements from the suite Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo, which was taken from the original ballet score.
Aaron Copland wrote the musical scoreSheet music that includes all the instrument and voice parts. to the ballet Rodeo in 1942 and it was choreographed by Agnes de Mille. It was commissioned by the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.
The orchestral suite comprises of four movements and was extracted from the original ballet for a concert performance in 1943, by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. The suite was given the title Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo and included Buckaroo Holiday, Corral Nocturne, Saturday Night Waltz and Hoedown. The suite incorporates American folk musicTraditional music from a particular country.聽 songs and traditional Irish music, which lends an American West timbreThe tonal quality or sound of an instrument that distinguishes it from others..