Its a surreal, yet classic blend of animation and classical music, often considered to have been ahead of its time back in the day. But also personified depictions of other naturalistic or animalistic beings. The fairies are tiny creatures that have control over nature. It was enhanced with seven new sequences that were set to such classical pieces as george gershwins rhapsody in blue and igor stravinskys the firebird suite. Every number was acclaimed and repeated, and the suite became an instant hit. The first to perform are the dewdrop fairies, who make dewdrops in flowers and webs. The arabian dance from tchaikovskys nutcracker suite. The nutcracker suite is the second segment of the 1940 disney film fantasia. It features a number of different dances relative to the music, each acted out by fairies, fish, flowers, mushrooms, and leaves. When they are done, they are followed by the summer fairies, who change the season to. The nutcracker suite features a selection of pieces from tchaikovskys classic ballet the nutcracker. Arabian dance written by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, part of the nutcracker suite fantasia, danse arabe arabian dance from the nutcracker suite to walk down the aisle to the nutcracker suite is a personified depiction of the changing of the seasons.
From fantasia, the dancing goldfish in the arabian dance part of the nutcracker suite. With story direction by joe grant and dick huemer and production supervision by ben sharpsteen, it is the third feature in the disney animated canon. Tchaikovskys the nutcracker suite the original piece was shortened and the order of the movements was rearranged the familiar piece is an animated dance sequence celebrating nature through the changing seasons from summer to winter, with six movements. It mainly focuses on the big bang and the dinosaur age. Various mermaids as fairies, jimmy, sarah, nazz, kevin, rolf, and jonny 2x4 with plank from ed, eddn eddy as the mushrooms, students from the. Connecting the nutcracker and the four realms to walt. All that aside, though, fantasia is a gorgeous piece of art that i definitely recommend every disney fan to watch at least once. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Everyones favorite the sorcerers apprentice starring sorcerer mickey and yen sid the sorcerer whose name is disney spelled backwards. The nutcracker suite is a personified depiction of the changing of the.
The nutcracker suite movie is a personified depiction of the changing of the seasons. The nutcracker suite dancers are characters who appear in the nutcracker suite segment of the film, fantasia. Nutcracker suite is the second installment in fantasia. Jun 03, 2017 the movie features eight musical segments, each one introduced by music critic deems taylor. These are the compositions well be looking at today. But also personified depictions of other naturalistic. The rite of spring is the fourth and longest segment in fantasia. Mickey mouse is the star of the next segment, set to a version of paul dukas the sorcerers apprentice. Fantasia walt disney, who is never further back in the film parade than the front line, presents a new and novel treatment of animated cartoons in a group of illustrated classical musical. Four years after fantasia was released, the san francisco ballet staged the u. All 24 songs from the fantasia 1940 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Fantasia 2000 was the first animated feature to be released as an imax film. Fantasia 1940, a disney animated featurelength concert film milestone, is an experimental film integrating eight magnificent classical musical compositions with enchanting, exhilarating, and imaginative, artisticallychoreographed animation.
Nutcracker suite simple english wikipedia, the free. The movie the film consists of animated sequences synchronized to classic pieces of music. John canemaker unlocks the secrets of fantasias sweatbox notes. Petersburg branch of the musical society on march 19, 1892. Disney fantasia fisharabian dance link to video on youtube.
Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. In the nutcracker suite segment of the film, the fairies appear to perform the dance of the sugar plum fairies. The waterfall transitions to an underwater scene where we see fancy fish and other sea creatures dancing to the arabian dance part of the nutcracker suite. Incidentally, you wont see any nutcracker on the screen. In this part of the movie, we listen to excerpts of the famous ballet suite, and we see various fairies, flowers, fish and other naturerelated creatures. The nutcracker suite is a personified depiction of the changing of the seasons. In disneys fantasia, what instrumental piece played during the. It features a number of different scenes within, with their own music respectively. Introduction the people orchestra as themselves, the narrator as himself, leopold stokowski himself the nutcracker suite betilla, ly the fairy, tily, betina, flips, annetta fish, big mama, edith up, helena headbasket, holly luya, betilla, esteila, selena, twila, ursula, and aurora rayman 1, 2, 3, m, and rayman legends, screws tonic trouble as the mushrooms, the teensies rayman 2 as.
The sorcerer yen sid leaves his magic hat behind, and mickey picks it up and tries casting magic spells himself. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky the nutcracker ballet waltz of the flowers. In disneys fantasia, what instrumental piece played during the fishs shy dance. I have always wanted these fish so elegant and pretty. The whole score starts off with outer space at the start of the bassoon solo that it goes back in time, back to the fantastic, to 4. Fantasia two hours of animation set to the music of bach, tchaikovsky, dukas, stravinsky, beethoven, ponchielli, mussorgsky and schubert is an icon, all right. Fantasia is a 1940 animated film from walt disney and the third entry in the disney animated canon. A road map layout drawing with colored lines and arrows to suggest the fish s path of action in the nutcracker suite sequence of fantasia. Unlike the original ballet, this fantasia adaptation has no real plot. During the intro, before and after the segments, and outro. With story direction by joe grant and dick huemer, and production supervision by ben sharpsteen, it is the third disney animated feature film. An underwater scene with fish swimming in time to the music. She and the elephant ballerinas represent the dusk during the middle part when hyacinth hippo takes a nap in the dance of the hours segment.
A model sheet of goldfish concepts from the arabian dance sequence of fantasias nutcracker suite. The film consists of eight animated segments set to pieces of classical music conducted by leopold stokowski, seven of which are performed by the. Feb 24, 2011 fantasia dance of the sugarplum fairy tchaikovsky disney. The complete ballet was first performed on december 17. Fairies fly around the woods, turning spring into summer, summer into fall, and fall into winter. The film consists of eight animated segments set to pieces of classical music conducted by leopold stokowski. Fantasia is a 1940 american animated film produced by walt disney and released by walt disney productions. If someone ever held a gun to my head and asked that i pick a representation of the greatest animated sequence ever put on film, id be tempted to cite this piece especially the final waltz of the flowers segment. Fantasia 1940 soundtrack complete list of songs whatsong. The nutcracker suite, a selection of pieces from tchaikovskys nowclassic christmas ballet the nutcracker, is a personified depiction of the changing of the seasons.
First from summer to autumn, and then from autumn to winter. Short snippet of some of the amazing illustration from fantasia. The 1940 disney animated film fantasia features a segment using the nutcracker suite. Coachman from the wizard of oz as leopold stokowski, various people as the people orchestra, noah from noahs arkel arca as the narrator deems taylor the nutcracker suite. Disney chose tchaikovskys nutcracker suite for fantasias second segment. We see the milky way galaxy coming out of the darkness. How disney turned tchaikovskys nutcracker into a ballet. Disney fantasia fisharabian dance link to video on. Disney fantasia nutcracker4 arabian dance ballet fishes sequence.
Disney chose tchaikovskys nutcracker suite for fantasia s second segment. There are different types of them to control over each season. Elephanchine first appears along with her elephant troupe, while hyacinth hippo is sleeping. This music, unlike the piece he chose for the first segment, bachs tocatta and fugue in d minor, does have a program. She and the other elephants dance and blow some bubbles along with her who notices a. Elephanchine first appears along with her elephant troupe, while hyacinth hippo.
Disney fantasia nutcracker4 arabian dance ballet fishes. Fantasia is a 1940 american animated film, produced by walt disney productions and given a wide release by rko radio pictures. Based on hans christian andersons the steadfast tin soldier, the sequence is set to piano concerto no. It wasnt much of a success and nobody performs it nowadays, but im pretty sure youll recognize the music of the suite when you hear it. Bach orchestrated by leopold stokowski uncredited played by the philadelphia orchestra conducted by leopold stokowski. Its a series of dances taken out of a fulllength ballet called the nutcracker that he once composed for the st. Tchaikovskys 1892 ballet the nutcracker has become a holiday favorite. Fantasia is one of the fanfavorite disney movies that will be streaming exclusively on disneys new subscription streaming service. Though fantasia has been altered and rereleased over the years to improve upon the sound and remove racial prejudices, for example, the music of fantasia has remained constant. He drew geppettos pet goldfish cleo and pet tuxedo cat figaro for pinocchio 1940, the arabian fish dance to the nutcracker suite for fantasia. I just adore this fish, i believe this is where my love of.
Fantasia 1940 c walt disney productions the nutcracker suite jumps back into action with the russian dance. The first bachs toccata and fugue in d minor consists of a series of shapes that evoke the orchestras sounds. This section excludes toccata and fugue in d minor, as no characters actually appear in that segment. Nov 23, 2019 fantasia is one of the fanfavorite disney movies that will be streaming exclusively on disneys new subscription streaming service. The narrative pieces begin with dukass the sorcerers apprentice, which casts mickey mouse as an underling who uses his. Next, tchaikovskys nutcracker suite is interpreted through the movement of fairies, flowers, and fish in a woodland setting. The series of ballets are led by fairies, mushrooms in chinese costumes, flowers and flower petals, underwater fantail fish, and. In the early 1930s, jules engel emigrated from hungary to evanston, illinois, arriving in hollywood in 1937. Toccata and fugue in d minor bach the nutcracker suite tchaikovsky. This version was also included both as part of the 3lp soundtrack album of fantasia since released as a 2cd set, and as a single lp, with dance of the hours, another fantasia segment, on the reverse side. Buying a live animal for someone is rarely a good idea, for several reasons.
To celebrate this enduring classic and seasonal hallmark, disney historian and author alexander rannie takes a fond look back at the stunningly beautiful nutcracker suite sequence from fantasia 1. Feb 4, 2012 from fantasia, the dancing goldfish in the arabian dance part of the nutcracker suite. Elephanchine is a character from disneys 1940 animated feature fantasia. The complete ballet was first performed on december 17, 1892. Oct 30, 2018 alex traces the connection between walt disneys fantasia in 1940 and the american debut of the classic ballet in 1954 to disneys new fantasy adventure, the nutcracker and the four realms. When walt disney animation studios revisited fantasia in 1999 in fantasia 2000, one of the new sequences included imagery more synonymous with the nutcracker. There are some sequences, like night on bald mountain and the nutcracker suite, that are absolutely absorbing, dont get me wrong. The nutcracker suite is my favorite part of fantasia bar none. This is the fantasia nutcracker suite 3 scene with the fish. Fantasias fish ballet sequence, animated to tchaikovskys.
Things get more ambitious in the next segment, as audiences are treated to a mesmerizing ballet of mushrooms, flowers and fish, all set to tchaikovskis nutcracker suite. Fantasia disney fantasia 2000, fantasias, fantasia 1940. Fantasia faries dance of the sugar plum fairy by mysticalenchantix. When they are done, they are followed by the summer fairies, who change the season to summer. It features a variety of dances, just as in the original, but danced by animated fairies, fish, flowers, mushrooms, and leaves. He received his initial recognition in color design and choreography for the animation dance sequences in fantasia at walt disney studios. But rite of spring and dance of the hours never end. All of the fairies were lovely, with the trails of fairy dust and the sparkling flowers.
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