NTD Catalog

The four temperaments

Choreographer

George Balanchine
General Information

Dance ID

51

Year choreographed

1946

Premier

Ballet Society, Central High School of Needle Trades Auditorium

Premier city

New York

Premier state

NY

Premier country

US

Premier date

November 20, 1946

Description of work

Plot less ballet using the medieval concept of four temperaments (Melancholic, Sanguine, Phlegmatic, Choleric) as the “departure point.”

Version staged by

Victoria Simon

Running time

35:00

Running time comments

NULL

Style of Movement

Ballet

ICKL Number

944.5

Status of score

Handwritten manuscript

Pagination

x, 236

Level of Notation

Intermediate/Advanced

Score revised by

Score updated by

Notation checked by

NULL

Movement checked by

NULL

Certified by

NULL

Transcribed by

NULL

Notator

Mary Corey

Year Notated

1985

Number of women

19

Number of minimum women

19

Number of men

6

Number of minimum men

6

Number of either gender

Number of minimum either gender

Number of soloist women

Number of soloist men

Number of soloist either gender

Number of principle women

Number of principle men

Number of principle either gender

total cast

25

Alternate cast

NULL

Additional cast

NULL

level of dancer

Professional

Dancers in staged version

Cleveland Ballet

Dancers in original version

Beatrice Tompkins, José Martinez, Elise Reiman, Lew Christensen, Gisella Caccialanza, Francisco Moncion, William Dollar, Georgia Hiden, Rita Karlin, Mary Ellen Moylan, Fred Danieli, Todd Bolender, Tanaquil Le Clercq

casting notes

NULL

Costume Information

Basic costume information provided with score

Lighting Information

Basic lighting information provided with score

Props Information

Set Information

Misc Production Information

NULL

Composers

Paul Hindemith

Music Title

Thema mit viev variationen (Theme with four variations) for string orchestra and piano : Melancholic, Sanguine, Phlegmatic and Choleric

Music Formats

Marked Score

Live Music Required

Music in Public Domain

Music right comments

NULL

Music availability offsite

NULL

Other music information

Permission for Education

Contact DNB

Permission for education comments

NULL

Permission for Research

Contact DNB

Permission for Research comments

NULL

Permission for Performance

No

Permission for Performance Comments

Dance in public domain

Copyright Information

Copyright 2001 by Barbara Horgan

Royalty fees

NULL

Royalty fees B

NULL

Licensing fees

NULL

Licensing fees B

NULL

Archival score comment

Locate at OSU Library

DNB archival score available

Yes

archival score box level

Master Box 22

archival score condition

Excellent

archival revised score

archival revised score comments

NULL

Master copy available

Yes

Master copy comments

NULL

Archival offsite copy

Microfilms: OSU Special Collection 503A & 503B; NYPL, Score Copy: NYPL Dance Division *MGRN 84-3355 no. 24

Archival paybills

NULL

Archival photos

NULL

Archival papers

Other: Reconstruction Notes, Checker’s Materials: Comments by Ray Cook

Press material

NULL

Moving picture format

VHS or PAL Video: [Note — In house use only] Dubbed from U-Matic tape. Part I of II. Balanchine Tzigane The Four Temperaments; VHS or PAL Video: [Note — In house use only] Dubbed from U-Matic tape. Part II of II. Balanchine Tzigane The Four Temperaments, Film (1/2”)

LabanWriter formats

No

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