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Angela: Valse brillante pour le piano par Paul Henrion

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Prints depicting dance

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Ballet or dance scenes from theatrical works, with or without people in them

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La péri on music covers

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Title
Angela: Valse brillante pour le piano par Paul Henrion
Names
Coindre, Victor, active 1838-1860 (Lithographer)
Alophe, 1812-1883 (Associated name)
Moore, Lillian (Donor)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Ballet or dance scenes from theatrical works, with or without people in them

La péri on music covers

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1843 - 1900 (Questionable)
Place: Paris
Publisher: Colombier
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFA-19 Peri 2
Topics
Péri (Choreographic work : Coralli)
Henrion, Paul
Genres
Prints
Sheet music covers
Notes
Biographical/historical: La péri (choreography, Jean Coralli; music, Friedrich Burgmüller; scenario, Théophile Gautier and Coralli) was first presented at the Paris Opéra in 1843. Purportedly set in Egypt, it depicted an Orientalist dream world where a peri, a type of fairy with roots in Zoroastrianism, takes over the body of a murdered slave girl in order to achieve union with her mortal lover. A high point of the ballet was the Act I pas de songe, in which the Peri (danced by Carlotta Grisi) leapt from a platform representing the celestial realm into the waiting arms of her lover Achmet (danced by Lucien Petipa). The music cover for Angela is based on a lithograph, held by the Musée des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, depicting the lovers' pas de deux with the ensemble of peris in the background. Although it is not an exact copy (for instance, the central figures of the Peri and Achmet have been reversed, and the position of the Peri's arms altered), the overall stage picture and certain details of costume and setting make it recognizable as a scene from La péri.
Statement of responsibility: Victor Coi[ndre; incomplete signature on stone], Imp. Guillet.
Acquisition: Gift; Lillian Moore
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 1 print : lithograph, black & white, 34 x 26 cm. or smaller.
Description
Illustration from a sheet music cover intended for home performance. Although it depicts a scene from Jean Coralli's ballet La péri, the image has been put to the service of another musical composition without identifying the ballet.
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
French
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 768198261
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19432969
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 60b8c970-436a-013c-1e7a-0242ac110004
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • : Place
  • 1838: Creator Born
  • 1843: Issued (Approximate)
  • 1860: Creator Died
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Angela" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1843 - 1900. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e3418540-d125-0130-b982-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Angela" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e3418540-d125-0130-b982-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1843 - 1900). Angela Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e3418540-d125-0130-b982-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia Citation

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Angela