''Othello'' is a ballet in three acts based on the play of the same name by

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. Choreography by

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is set to an orchestral score composed by

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and released commercially on the Varèse Sarabande label. Originally produced in 1997, the ballet was commissioned by the American Ballet Theatre and the

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. The score is generally less atonal than many of Goldenthal's film scores but vastly more complex as he is required to provide not only the music but also all of the complex ambience and to set the pace and rhythm for the dancers on the stage.

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Album track listing

# Act I: Sarabande (3:12) # Act I: Entrada (2:24) # Act I: Carnival Dance (2:09) # Act I: Cassio (2:36) # Act I: Formal Court Dance (5:09) # Act I: Othello And Desdemona (6:08) # Act I: Zigzag Dance (1:47) # Act I: Iago And Emilia (5:06) # Act II: Storm And Ships' Arrival (8:51) # Act II: Tarantella (14:12) # Act III: Lies And Variations: Lies And Variations/Iago And Othello/Othello's Solo Dance (7:44) # Act III: Desdemona's Prayer (5:25) # Act III: Adagietto And Coda Agitato (6:25)

Album crew

*Music Composed and Orchestrated by

*Recording Produced by Joel Iwataki *Executive Producer: Robert Townson *Performed by the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra *Conducted by

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*Recorded and Mixed and Edited by Joel Iwataki

References

External links

A review of the ballet score at 'Filmtracks.com'.

Varèse Sarabande page for the score.

{{Authority control Compositions by Elliot Goldenthal Ballet music 1997 compositions Works based on Othello Ballets based on works by William Shakespeare 1997 ballet premieres