The first dance, which uses no chorus and is sometimes omitted in concerts, is No. 8, entitled "Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens" ["Пляска половецких девушек"]:
presto, 6/8,
F major; it is placed directly after the "Chorus of the Polovtsian Maidens" which opens the act and is followed by "Konchakovna's Cavatina".
Theme from No. 8 :\relative c'''{\key f \major \time 6/8 c4\p( bes8 a bes c bes a bes g a bes) a( g f g f e f e d d4) r8 \bar "||"} Contains notable instrumental solo for
clarinet.
No. 17, "Polovtsian Dance with Chorus" The dances proper appear at the end of the act as an uninterrupted single number in several contrasting sections, as in the following list. Basic themes are identified by letters in brackets (e.g. [a]) and illustrated in the notation below the list. ; No. 17, "Polovtsian Dance with Chorus": [Половецкая пляска с хором
tr. Polovetskaya plyaska s khorom] : [a] Introduction:
Andantino, , A major : [b] Gliding Dance of the Maidens [Пляска девушек плавная]:
Andantino, , F minor : [c + a] Wild Dance of the Men [Пляска мужчин дикая]:
Allegro vivo, , F major : [d] General Dance [Общая пляска]:
Allegro, , D major : [e] Dance of the Boys [Пляска мальчиков] and 2nd Dance of the Men [Пляска мужчин]:
Presto, , D minor : [b′ + e′] Gliding Dance of the Maidens (reprise, soon combined with the faster dancing of the boys):
Moderato alla breve, , A major : [e″] Dance of the Boys and 2nd Dance of the Men (reprise):
Presto, , D minor : [c′ + a″] General Dance:
Allegro con spirito, , A major ;Themes from No. 17: [a] Introduction:
Andantino, , A major: :\relative c'''{\set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t \tempo 4 = 84 \key a \major \time 4/4 b8^"[a]"\p( cis d4) \times 2/3{fis8( e d} cis4) d8( cis16 b a4) r2 fis8( gis a4) \times 2/3{cis8( b a} gis4) a2 r2 \bar "||"} [b] Gliding Dance of the Maidens [Пляска девушек плавная]:
Andantino, , F minor: :\relative c'''{\set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t \tempo 4 = 84 \key a \major \time 4/4 b,8-.\p^"[b]" b( fis'4)~fis8 e16( fis) \appoggiatura {d16[e]} d8( cis16 b) cis( d e8~)e4 e8( fis) \appoggiatura{cis16[d]} cis8( b16 a) fis8-. fis( b4~) b8( cis) \appoggiatura{b16[cis]} b8( a16 gis) a( gis fis8~)fis4 fis8 (gis a cis) \bar "||"}\layout{\context{\Score \override NonMusicalPaperColumn.line-break-permission = ##f \override NonMusicalPaperColumn.page-break-permission = ##f}} Contains notable instrumental solos for
oboe and
English horn. [c] Wild Dance of the Men [Пляска мужчин дикая]:
Allegro vivo, , F major: :\relative c'''{\set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t \tempo 4 = 152 \key f \major \time 4/4 g8-.\p^"[c]" g8->~g16( a bes8) bes16( c bes a) a( bes a g) f8-. f->~f16( g f e) e( f e ees) d( ees e f) \break g8-. g->~g16( a bes8) bes16( c bes a) a( bes a g) f8-. f->~f16( g f ees) des( ees des c) bes( c des f) \bar "||"}\layout{\context{\Score \override NonMusicalPaperColumn.line-break-permission = ##f \override NonMusicalPaperColumn.page-break-permission = ##f}} Contains notable instrumental solo for
clarinet. [d] General Dance [Общая пляска]:
Allegro, , D major: :\relative c'''{\set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t \tempo 2. = 69 \key d \major \time 3/4 r4\ff^"[d]" a,->( b8) r r4 b->( cis8) r r4 cis->( d8) r r4 d->( e8) r r4 fis4.->( g8) g( fis) fis( eis) eis( e) e( dis) dis( d) d( cis) cis\trill( b) b4-. b-. \bar "||"} [e] Dance of the Boys [Пляска мальчиков] and 2nd Dance of the Men [Пляска мужчин]:
Presto, , D minor: :\relative c''{\set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t \tempo 2. = 100 \key f \major \time 6/8 )~ e2.~e8 r e( g4->) e8( g4->) e8( g4->) e8( a,->)}\\{\hideNotes r2. \unHideNotes r8 c (e d c bes a) r r d,-> r r c-> r r bes-> r4 a8->}>> \bar "||"} == Lyrics ==