Golden Cockerel

Japanese: 《金鶏》 - きんけい

…However, Diaghilev, who planned the Paris performance of the Ballets Russes, was sympathetic to this reform proposal and commissioned most of the Ballets Russes' programs from 1909-12 and 1914 to Fokine. During this period, masterpieces that heralded the beginning of 20th century ballet were created, such as Les Sylphides (1909), Petrushka (1911), Daphnis and Chloe (1912), and The Golden Cockerel (1914, music by Rimsky-Korsakov). These embodied his claim that "all ballets should be given movements that correspond to their themes and music, and the overuse of classical dance steps must be avoided." …

From Rimsky-Korsakov

…He once faced a period of creative stagnation, but after Tchaikovsky's death (1893), he showed an extraordinary recovery in his creative energy, and produced new operas almost every year. Among these were many popular works that are still performed to this day, such as Sadko (1896), The Tsar's Bride (1898), The Tale of Tsar Saltan (1900), and The Golden Cockerel (1907). His memoirs, Chronicles of My Musical Life, written in his later years, are a valuable historical record. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Golden Rooster" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかしバレエ･リュッスのパリ公演を企画したディアギレフはこの改革案に共感し，1909‐12年，14年のバレエ･リュッスの演目のほとんどをフォーキンに委嘱する。この時期に《レ･シルフィード》(1909)，《ペトルーシカ》(1911)，《ダフニスとクロエ》(1912)，《金鶏》(1914，音楽はリムスキー･コルサコフ)など，20世紀バレエの幕開けを告げる名作がつくられた。これらは〈すべてのバレエはその主題と音楽に即した動きを与えられるべきで，古典舞踊のステップの濫用はさけなければならない〉という彼の主張を具現したものである。…

【リムスキー･コルサコフ】より

…一時，創作上の停滞期を迎えたが，チャイコフスキーの死後(1893)ふたたび異常な創作力の回復をみせて，毎年のように新作オペラを発表した。そのなかには，《サトコ》(1896)，《皇帝の花嫁》(1898)，《皇帝サルタンの物語》(1900)，《金鶏》(1907)など，今日まで上演される話題作も多い。晩年に書き残した回想録《わが音楽の生涯の年代記》は貴重な歴史的記録である。…

※「《金鶏》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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