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THE BALLET PIANIST A Guide to Classical Dance Accompaniment Accompanying a classical ballet lesson is a craft with specific rules, responsibilities, and skills, taking place within a precise pedagogical context. This book is a practical guide to musical accompaniment in the dance studio, designed for the pianist's daily work. It addresses the structure of the lesson, the management of rhythm, tempo, and phrasing, improvisation, the selection and adaptation of music, and the relationship with the dance teacher in a clear and concrete manner. This volume offers operational criteria and working examples without imposing rigid models or pre-established solutions, providing essential tools to navigate the lesson and respond to the demands of movement. It is a guide intended for accompanists, students, and musicians interested in practicing musical accompaniment for classical ballet as a conscious profession. Gianluca Petrucci is a pianist and collaborative musician. For over thirty years, he has maintained an extensive professional and concert career in the field of classical music, collaborating as a ballet pianist, opera maestro collaboratore, and chamber musician with some of the leading Italian and international musical institutions, including the Fondazione Arena di Verona, the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, and other prestigious theaters in Italy and abroad. Much of his work has taken place within ballet companies and dance academies, where he gained direct, daily experience in the rehearsal studio of the role of the ballet pianist. This book is born from that experience.This volume is part of a trilogy dedicated to musical accompaniment for ballet, exploring the practice, the craft, and the meaning of this profession.

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