‘Polish’ Symphony
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‘Polish’ Symphony. Nickname for Tchaikovsky's Sym. No.3 in D, Op.29, because finale is in
polonaise rhythm. Comp. 1875.
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The mother of British ballet: the founder of Britain's Royal Ballet, still a formidable presence at the age of ninety-five, recalls her long and illustrious career. (Dame Ninette de Valois)
Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 2/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...Britain. Dame Ninette de Valois, born Edris Stannus...founder of today's Royal Ballet. Her wit, intelligence...of Rudolf Nureyev. De Valois, as director of the...fusion of Russian and French classicism with the diverse...evolving as a result of de Valois's experience and steadfast...
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Marie Valois Tees Off in U.S. Market with Her Feminine Golf/City Fashion Designs; - Moving Golf Apparel from the Course to the City, the Leading French Golf Designer for Women Introduces Collection in U.S. and Crosses Over to Invigorate Classic Golf -.
PR Newswire; 12/2/2003; 700+ words
; ...etiquette of golf. Marie Valois is headquartered in Paris...1er de Serbie). Marie Valois sponsored the first Evian...golf tournament at the Royal Club of Evian. For more...marievalois.com/. Marie Valois is the leading French golf designer for women...
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The last Valois: a tragic story: Robert Knecht describes the shortcomings of Henry III, the last Valois king, and the circumstances that led him to become the first--but not the last--French monarch to die at the hands of one of his subjects.
Magazine article from: History Today; 8/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...had rebelled against royal policy in 1588, forcing...bringing to an end the Valois dynasty that had occupied the French throne since 1328...is no more Henry of Valois in France!' But why...much gossip at the French court. The quest for...
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Valois furniture at Blois. (Report from Europe).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 9/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Kings of France of the Valois dynasty, so it is a...furniture made for the Valois in the sixteenth century...Although not a great deal of French Renaissance furniture remains from the Valois regimes, there are records...the appearance of the royal interiors. Le mobilier...
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Living obituary Dame Ninette de Valois
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 12/4/1999; 700+ words
; ...guests: Dame Ninette de Valois, or Madam as she is properly called. At 101, de Valois was unable to attend...as the founder of the Royal Ballet could not be forgotten...on 6 June 1898, de Valois fell in love with dance...Highland Lady - and some French Huguenot, from which...
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The Making of a Choreographer: Ninette de Valois and Bar aux Folies-Bergere.
Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 2/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...associations with Ninette de Valois and with Leonide Massine...Wells and, finally, Royal) Ballet: We meet Marie...fluent in Spanish and French, and a great mimic and...mentors, Dame Ninette de Valois, born Edris Stannus...Choreographer: Ninette de Valois and Bar aux Folies...
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Obituary: Dame Ninette de Valois
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 3/9/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...of the founder of the Royal Ballet, the Royal Ballet...this has happened in de Valois's lifetime, not because...the world. Around de Valois gathered the extraordinary...to few of us, like de Valois, to see the result of...after the Italians, French, Danes and Russians...
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Ninette de Valois.(Obituary)(Ninette de Valois, mistress of the ballet, died on March 8th, aged 102)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 3/17/2001; 700+ words
; ...cover as "Ninette de Valois", the principal dancer...with its hint of French aristocracy. There...be so taken in by a French pose, that showed...company had become the Royal Ballet and her school the Royal Ballet School. Much...
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Marguerite de Valois: "La reine Margot.".(Book review)
Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly; 12/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Viennot. Marguerite de Valois: "La reine Margot...biography of Marguerite de Valois--youngest daughter...As carriers of the royal succession, any hint...heir presumptive to the French throne. This had occurred...between families, and royal women were successful...
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George Chastellain and the Shaping of Valois Burgundy: Political and Historical Culture at Court in the Fifteenth Century.(Review)
Magazine article from: Medium Aevum; 3/22/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...Chastellain and the Shaping of Valois Burgundy: Political...Woodbridge: Boydell Press; Royal Historical Society Publications...deep respect for the French crown with which the...quintessentially loyal French prince, have often been...personal experience of French royal service in ...
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Valois
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Valois the French royal house from the accession of Philip VI, successor to the last Capetian king, in 1328 to the death of Henry III (1589), when the throne passed to the Bourbons.
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de Valois, Ninette
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...2001) made Britain's Royal Ballet into one of the...in the late 1920s, de Valois worked tirelessly to...the Famous Pavlova De Valois was the stage name she...s signature role. De Valois received her schooling...the province of touring French or Russian companies...
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Valois dynasty
Book article from: The Renaissance
...the king and devastated the French knights. The French cause and the Valois dynasty found salvation in...appoint her commander of the French forces lifting the English...victories against the English. Royal authority strengthened under...
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Marguerite De Navarre (Marguerite D'Angoulême, Marguerite de Valois; 1492–1549)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
...me, Marguerite de Valois; 1492 –...me, Marguerite de Valois; 1492 – 1549), French author, humanist...restored, and the French king turned his attention...The moment to gain royal support for Evangelical...
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Charles VII
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Charles VII The French king Charles VII (1403...reestablishment of a strong French monarchy after the disasters...English victory over the French at Agincourt. By the Treaty...France that still recognized Valois royal legitimacy. Rise to Power...
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