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The original ballet was choreographed by Agnes De Mille for the Ballet Russe De Monte Carlo , a dance company that moved to the United States during World War II. De Mille herself played the lead, and the premiere at the Metropolitan Opera House on 16 October 1942 received 22 Curtain Calls . The other principal dancers in the cast included Frederic Franklin and Casimir Kokitch . Scenery was by Oliver Smith, costumes by Kermit Love.Boosey & Hawkes Score 9037, Note "Hoe-Down", the ballet's final section, was prominently used by the "Bonyparte" or "Bonaparte's Retreat," played by Salyersville, Kentucky fiddler William Hamilton Stepp , which was recorded in 1937 by Alan Lomax for the Library Of Congress . A meticulous transcription by Ruth Crawford Seeger of that performance appeared in Lomax's 1941 book, "Our Singing Country." In 1946 Copland arranged just the "Hoe-Down" portion of the ballet for string orchestra, and later that year arranged the same piece for violin and piano. In 1972 the Rock Band Emerson, Lake & Palmer recorded a version of "Hoedown" (note slightly altered spelling) for the album Trilogy , and the piece became a staple of the band's live shows. In 2000 the jazz group, Béla Fleck And The Flecktones released a version of "Hoedown" on their album Outbound . In 2002 , "Hoe-Down" was used in the Opening Ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics of Salt Lake City . The piece was played during a hoe-down in the Olympic Stadium . Bob Dylan has used part of "Hoe-Down" as introduction music at recent concerts; it is played as he walks on-stage and is introduced. In addition,"Hoe-Down" is also a featured piece for the dancing fountains of Bellagio (hotel And Casino) in Las Vegas, Nevada . The music to the 1991 animated film ''An American Tail: Fievel Goes West'', composed by James Horner, contains a selection entitled "In Training". This piece of music is highly influenced by Aaron Copland's "Rodeo Hoe Down", and has sometimes even been credited to Copland by the casual listener, instead of Horner, because of such similar sounding parts. "Hoe-Down" is also referenced in the soundtrack for The Simpsons Movie (2007) on two occasions. Firstly in "Why Does Everything I Whip Leave Me?", then during the credits at the end of the film. REFERENCES |
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