"Ballet and its Music" traces the influence of the outstanding personalities in the world of ballet from the seventeenth century to the present day. The development of dance-technique and ballet music is followed from the courtly and peasant dances of the High Renaissance through to contemporary productions. The author deals in detail not only with the great choreographers, past and present, but also with the composers whose names are especially linked with ballet and who have made a significant contribution to music for the dance. She combines a historical narrative with a perceptive treatment of world-famous Schools and Companies.
"Ballet and its Music" is copiously illustrated with photographs and engravings. A special feature of the book is the collection of music extracts from many famous ballets, arranged for piano solo, which will make it particularly attractive to the student an amateur musician.
Although primarily intended for young people embarking on a study of ballet, the wealth of information contained in this book will make it a stimulating and invaluable guide for readers of all ages.

Preface
An Italian Composer at the French Court
Lully: Minuet from "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme"
Two French Dancers
Handel: Sarabande and Gigue from "Terpsichore"
A French Choreographer
Mozart: Gavotte and Pantomime from "Les Petits Riens"
Ballet in Opera
Rossini: Ballet music from "William Tell"
The Romantic Ballet
Adam: Extract from "Giselle"
National Dance Appears in Ballet
Delibes: Czardas and Waltz from Coppélia
Classical Ballet in Russia
Tchaikovsky: Lilac Fairy Variation and Aurora Variation from "The Sleeping Beauty"
Russian Dancers Begin to Travel
Chopin: Waltz in C shapr minor and Mazurka in C major from "Les Sylphides"
A Russian Ballet
Stravinsky: "Ronde des Princesses" from "The Firebird"
A Russian Discovery
Scarlatti: Sonata in D from "The Good-Humoured Ladies"
British Ballet Takes Root
Gordon: The Sewing Dance from "The Rake's Progress"
Creative Talents Emerge in England
Lambert: Saraband for the Followers of Virgo from "Horoscope"
A New Personality Appears
Koechlin: Opening scene from "Shadowplay"
An Australian Discovery
Bliss: The Street from "Miracle in the Gorbals"
Return to Russia
Prokofiev: Gavotte from "Cinderella"
More Choreographic Talent
Verdi: Romantic Pas de Deux from "The Lady and the Fool"
... and Still More
Seiber: Hen's Dance from "The Invitation"
Postscript