What is the background of the story of the dance of the four little swans in Swan Lake?

Background of the composition: in the summer of 1871, the composer Tchaikovsky went on vacation to Kamminga, Ukraine, and visited his sister who lived there. Being an uncle, he composed a one-act ballet for his lovely nephews for family use, based on the siren tale "The Swan Pond" by the German writer Motzeis.In August 1875, Gritschel, the president of the Imperial Theater in Moscow, collaborated with the playwright Pigechev in the preparation of the tableaux for the large-scale dance drama "Swan Lake".

Tchaikovsky then used the music of this short ballet, written four years earlier, as the basis, and incorporated the music of the opera The Water Goddess, composed in 1869, and completed all the scoring work in April of the following year, with the entire drama **** divided into four acts and twenty-nine songs. Soon afterward, Swan Lake was choreographed and directed by the German Reitzinger, and was officially performed in Moscow, with Ljubov as conductor of the orchestra.

Extended Information

Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake, in 4 acts, was written in 1876. Princess Augetta is transformed into a white swan by a demon on the shores of Swan Lake. Prince Siegfried swims in Swan Lake and falls y in love with Ojeta. On the night the prince chooses his bride, the devil has his daughter, the Black Swan, disguise herself as Ojeta to deceive the prince. The prince is almost deceived, but eventually realizes in time and fights the demon, killing it. The White Swan returns to her original form as a princess and is united with the prince in a happy ending.

From its premiere in 1877 to the present, the ballet "Swan Lake" has been staged for more than 140 years, has long been synonymous with ballet, the Royal Russian Ballet classic version of "Swan Lake" is irreplaceable boutique. The play's holy and elegant swan image, the ups and downs of love fairy tale, refreshing symphonic music, poetic dance passages, all make this play deservedly become a perfect classic.

In the dance drama "Swan Lake", the location and set where the story takes place are closely integrated with the storyline, using sharp color contrasts to highlight the drama. Whether it is the beauty and kindness of the white swan, the innocence of the prince, or the ferocity and indifference of the sorcerer, they are all shown on the stage by the dancers in a marvelous way. Tchaikovsky's rich artistic imagination and inherent abundance of feelings make the music of the play has a distinctive character and strong infectious force.

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