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	Billy the Kid - Ballet Talk
		I have a vague recollection, which might be entirely incorrect, that ABT did have Billy the Kid in its rep a few years ago, with Steifel (and probably others, given the way they cast things) in the lead.
		Ballet was young in America at that time, academic or conservatory training in ballet was a new concept.
		In Ballet Imperial, the narrative of the classical ballet is distilled to abstraction, even with the earlier pantomime uncut (it was removed in later revivals) there still was no story.
	ballettalk.invisionzone.com /index.php?showtopic=4423 (3430 words)

	OT: Was Billy the Kid born 150 years ago in Manhattan? \| Room Eight
		Billy the Kid is the cover story of the Feb. 2007 WILD WEST magazine, but his life (and death) still remain a mystery to many.
		Billy the Kid is a 1938 ballet written by the American composer Aaron Copland and commissioned by Lincoln Kirstein.
		It was choreographed by Eugene Loring for Ballet Caravan.
	www.r8ny.com /blog/barry_popik/ot_was_billy_the_kid_born_150_years_ago_in_manhattan.html (578 words)

	THE KID
		Billy the Kid is one of the best known characters of the Old West.
		Billy arrived in Lincoln, NM during a time when the Murphy-Dolan Faction and John Tunstall were trying to secure beef contracts with the military in Fort Stanton.
		The Kid used the old Mill as a hideout and was the sight of a shootout with Pat Garrett.
	hem.passagen.se /topic/billy.html (1075 words)

	Billy the Kid Summary
		Billy the Kid was a hired gun who fought in the Lincoln County, New Mexico, range wars during the 1880s.
		On December 19, the Kid barely escaped the posse's midnight ambush in Fort Sumner, during which one of the Kid's gang, Tom O'Folliard, was shot to death.
		Responding to rumours that the Kid was still lurking in the vicinity of Fort Sumner almost three months after his escape, Sherriff Garrett and two deputies set out on July 14, 1881 to question one of the town's residents, a friend of the Kid's named Pete Maxwell.
	www.bookrags.com /Billy_the_Kid (4448 words)

	About
		The famous tintype of Billy the Kid is really a reverse image, which gave the illusion that the Kid was left handed.
		Billy the Kid’s favorite bay mare, that was trapped with him at the stone cabin in Stinking Springs, was renamed “Kid Stewart Moore,” by her new owner Mrs.
		It was rumored that after Billy the Kid was killed, the Kid's brother Joe Antrim swore to kill Pat Garrett on sight.
	www.aboutbillythekid.com /did_you_know.htm (927 words)

	balance : library : ballet gallery : billy the kid
		First presented by Ballet Caravan at the Chicago Opera House, October 16, 1938 with Eugene Loring as Billy, Marie-Jeanne as the Mother, Lew Christensen as Pat Garret, and Todd Bolender as Alias.
		Ballets that incorperate American characteristics and folk dance styles with accepted classical ballet technique are a 20th century development.
		In Billy the Kid, pirouettes and tour en l'airs are adapted to the needs of a lawless braggart of the West, since the movement represents the attitude of bravado characteristic of Billy.
	www.freewebs.com /library1/billythekid.html (397 words)

	NPRN Composer of the Month
		Several works in Copland's life represent breakthroughs, but perhaps the most important one for shaping the "American" quality of his music was the ballet "Billy the Kid." It was written in 1938 in collaboration with choreographer Eugene Loring; the two men were brought together by Lincoln Kirstein, who had founded the American Ballet.
		Copland, however, manages to achieve a larger picture than to concentrate on Billy-the opening procession is brought back at the end, which suggests that the episode of Billy's rebelliousness, capture, escape, and eventual death are merely a part of the vast panorama of history in the Wild West and, by extension, of America itself.
		If "Prairie Journal" anticipates this style, the use of cowboy tunes in "Billy the Kid" brought Copland face to face with the approach that was to result in his discovery of an "American" music.
	mynptv.org /musicFeat/composer/cmcoplandday9.html (1699 words)

	(NEWBIE) mybookshop, video and books on Billy the Kid.
		Billy the kid: The Robin Hood of Lincoln County?
		Dennis the Menace or Billy the Kid: an analysis of the role of transfer to criminal court in juvenile justice.
		Lola and Billy the Kid (1999): a Turkish director's Western showdown in Berlin (1).
	www.angelfire.com /biz7/mybookshop/store/billykid.htm (1762 words)

	HENRY MC CARTY BILLY THE KID AND WILLIAM BONNEY AMERICAN FOLK HEROES
		The Kid later wrote to Governor Wallace claiming innocence in the killing of Carlysle, and of involvement in cattle rustling in general.
		Billy the Kid Returns, a PC game based on the life of Billy the Kid published by Alive Software in 1993.
		In the novel Inferno by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle a man claiming to be Billy the Kid travels with the main character for a time in an attempt to escape hell.
	www.solarnavigator.net /history/billy_the_kid.htm (3435 words)

	Billy the Kid [1859-81] MiniPage at 'Readers of the Purple Sage' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Billy had few other skills, but he was talented at gambling, as well as with the ladies – Billy was often described as charming – which combination bred jealousy with other men of the camp.
		Billy became the leader of the Regulators, and he is credited with masterminding the brazen daylight ambush and murder of Lincoln's Sheriff William Brady and his deputy George Hindman (both aligned with the House faction), on the streets of Lincoln on 1 April 1878.
		Billy shot the second deputy, then cut the chain of his leg irons with an axe, and rode out of the terrified town at a leisurely pace.
	www.genordell.com /stores/western/billy.htm (2489 words)

	Aaron Copland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Even in music the government was looking for composers who would write "art for the people." Copland wrote a series of ballets that were based on an American folk style.
		Three of the ballets he wrote during this time are still well known.
		Billy the Kid (a ballet about a legendary western outlaw).
	www.uky.edu /~deen/Philharmonic/Copland/copland.html (295 words)

	Ballet-Dance Magazine - Oakland Ballet - Les Noces, Les Biches, Double Happiness, Billy the Kid, Ella - Calvin Simmons ...
		The couple’s duet is made funnier when they do crossover trades of her scarf and his hat—taking a quick dive behind the screen for the sake of exaggerated modesty (and presumably, the less amusing purpose of appropriating scant moments of privacy from the ever-present scrutiny of non-Asian spectators).
		As the dancers cross the stage in the opening moments of Eugene Loring’s “Billy the Kid,” and the plaintive strains of Copland’s music call out, you take in the backdrop—a desert filled with cacti -- and see how the poses of the dancers mimic the cacti.
		The footwork has to be as clean as a time step, because it is the only visible and audible effort, and must appear effortless, lest the audience wince in empathy with the struggling dancer.
	www.ballet-dance.com /200511/articles/Oakland20051016.html (944 words)

	Miscellaneous
		There's a Billy the Kid Museum in town, but don't let the name of the museum fool you, it has more on odds-and-ends that one may find in their grandparents' garage than on Billy the Kid, but there's still a fair amount on him that makes it worth seeing.
		Although, there isn't anything specifically there that is Billy the Kid related (such as a museum or historical site) in their historic district, it's still a neat place to visit.
		Gadsden Museum claims to have the original cell doors that confined Billy the Kid while he was in jail for his trial, other than that, there isn't much there in reference to Billy the Kid.
	www.aboutbillythekid.com /miscellaneous.htm (1932 words)

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		Billy the Kid did a hysterical little piece for all the white people that came out.
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	www.onlineseats.com /billy-the-kid-tickets/index.asp (902 words)

	"Billy the Kid" review Debra Toy Bressem '95 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		More than a hundred years ago the "dime novels" of the 19th century America were celebrating the violent lives of the gunfighters and outlaws of the "Wild West." One of the most celebrated of all was young William H.
		Billy allegedly killed 21 men "not counting Mexicans and Indians" before he was gunned down and killed by sheriff Pat Garrett in 1881.
		Wright's "Billy the Kid" overall isn't as bizarre in it's imagery as his "Frankenstein" of 1998 but is memorable for the integration of ballet with other types of dance and the use of spoken dialogue and singing as well as traditional balletic pantomime.
	www.honoluludancetheatre.com /critjbbk.htm (611 words)

	Amazon.ca: Billy The Kid: Music: Aaron Copland,David Zinman,Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Billy The Kid - Ballet: Introduction: The Open Prairie
		Billy The Kid - Ballet: Street In A Frontier Town
		Billy The Kid - Ballet: Celebration (After Billy's Capture) - Billy In Prison - His Escape - Billy In The Desert
	www.amazon.ca /Billy-Kid-Aaron-Copland/dp/B000004CW1 (326 words)

	Classics Today.com - Your Online Guide to Classical Music
		Morton Gould's 1957 Living Stereo recordings of two Copland ballet suites were top recommendations at the time.
		And the gun battle in Billy the Kid is top-flight--Gould's snare drummer really makes his drumsticks hit like pistol shots.
		In addition, Gould includes a couple of items usually missing from recordings of these suites: a Waltz from Billy the Kid and a hilarious bit of honky-tonk piano in Rodeo.
	www.classicstoday.com /review.asp?ReviewNum=10031 (358 words)

	Oakland Ballet Review from Ballet.co
		After more than a year’s hiatus, Oakland Ballet commenced its 40th anniversary season with a retrospective which included the gathering of alumni dancers, choreographers and ballet masters on stage.
		There was the complete Eugene Loring Billy the Kid (1938) which Loring himself set on the company and parts of Michael Lowe’s engaging Double Happiness (2002) with The Melody of China Ensemble in the pit.
		Gabriel Williams’ portrayal of Billy the Kid was another evening highlight, well foiled by Matthew Linzer as Pat Garrett, the role created by the late Lew Christensen.
	www.ballet.co.uk /magazines/yr_05/nov05/rr_rev_oakland_1005.htm (759 words)

	VOA Special English - PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Aaron Copland
		One was about the life of a famous gunfighter called Billy the Kid.
		This piece from "Billy the Kid: Ballet Suite" is called "Street in a Frontier Town.
		He won it in nineteen-forty-five for his famous music for a ballet called "Appalachian Spring." It is one of his most popular works.
	www.manythings.org /voa/03/030817pa_t.htm (819 words)

	Reviews in July 1998
		Appalachian Spring, or Ballet for Martha (as it was commissioned by Martha Graham), is a ballet set in the 19th-century, about the American religious sect known as the Shakers.
		It is based on the story of the outlaw Billy the Kid, who was said to have killed a man for every year of his life and was shot at the age of 20 by his one-time friend, the sheriff.
		Billy the Kid is also superb, the opening evocation of "The Open Prairie" is magical and faintly threatening, and is marred only by an almost inaudible cough in the background (it's a 'live' performance and there's always one!).
	web.singnet.com.sg /~lionelc/july98.htm (5219 words)

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		And while he was never doctrinaire, he began to honor American folk culture with pieces such as Rodeo, Billy the Kid, and, of course, Appalachian Spring.
		The RCA series is completed by Gershwin's An American in Paris, a Bernstein signature piece, Stravinsky's Octet and L'Histoire du Soldat, both with members of the Boston Symphony, Milhaud's La Creation du Monde and Copland's Billy the Kid ballet.
		The last, in atypically decent sound, is the gem of the series, brilliantly evoking the gutsy leanness of Copland's idealization of the mythic American West of the pioneers.
	www.lycos.com /info/copland--african-americans.html (328 words)

	NPR : 'Billy the Kid' Legend on Trial in New Mexico
		NPR : 'Billy the Kid' Legend on Trial in New Mexico
		'Billy the Kid' Legend on Trial in New Mexico
		Morning Edition, December 8, 2003 · NPR's Renee Montagne reports that the legend of Billy the Kid faces a challenge in a New Mexico courtroom.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=1537520 (141 words)

	The Multimedia Library's Electronic Dictionary of Musical Themes
		Copland, Aaron: Billy the Kid, Ballet - The Open Prairie Intro - 1st.
		Gluck, Christoph: Air de Ballet, Act II, 2nd.
		Gluck, Christoph: Air de Ballet, Act II, 3rd.
	www.multimedialibrary.com /barlow/category_dsp.asp?Cat=Ballet (948 words)

	Amazon.com: Copland: Rodeo/Billy The Kid: Music: Aaron Copland,Leonard Bernstein,New York Philharmonic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Bernstein's way with the Western ballets is exuberantly personal and persuasive.
		"Billy the Kid", recorded in 1959, is also well recorded and performed.
		Bernstein's tempos are sensible, and he does alot with the crescendos and repeats in the final movement, "The Open Prairie" to make it more interesting than some conductors do.
	www.amazon.com /Copland-Rodeo-Billy-Kid-Aaron/dp/B0000025JO (1257 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - Music: Copland: Billy the Kid, Rodeo / Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite [Hybrid SACD], ...
		After all, the music on this disc is Copland's rough, tough, and ready-for-action "Billy the Kid" and "Rodeo Suites" coupled with Grofé's big, bold, and exceedingly blunt "Grand Canyon Suite": why should it be anything but large and loud and colorful and characterful?
		And, after all, the performances are by Morton Gould -- a conductor of considerable skill and unbridled enthusiasm -- and the ensemble known as His Orchestra -- a band of hot-shot New York studio players of consummate technique and unrestrained attitude: why should it be anything but adroit and polished and powerful and passionate?
		The inclusion of the Waltz from the complete "Billy the Kid" ballet is a welcome bonus.
	music.barnesandnoble.com /search/product.asp?z=y&EAN=828766790429&ITM=4 (399 words)

	'BILLY THE KID' Jim Beam Decanter and Specialties Club
		If you have a collection of bottles or decanters and have wondered about their value or where to get more or just to meet other collectors...this is the place to be.
		Meetings are held at 7:00 pm on the 1st Monday of each month.
		The Billy the Kid 2004 Annual Picnic was a great success
	members.tripod.com /btk_bottle/index.html (429 words)

	Aaron Copland
		The first great American composer to come out of this blend of seemingly disparate elements was Aaron Copland (1900-1990), much of whose music has become beloved indeed.
		Copland’s output was large -- he wrote songs, ballets, symphonies, and a host of smaller works which he categorized with descriptors like "episodes" and "sketches".
		Copland sought to develop the American musical vernacular in the era of post-Wagnerianism, when excess and bombast were eschewed in favor of cleaner lines, asymmetrical melodies, and rhythmic experimentation.
	www.greenmanreview.com /cd/cd_va_copland_sedinger_07_03.html (1367 words)

	Geddes Language Center
		The composer conducts "Appalachian Spring" and "The Tender Land" with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, 1959.
		Eugene Ormandy conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra in "Billy the Kid," 1969.
		Trk 5 Billy the Kid - Ballet suite (19:50)
	www.bu.edu /geddes/lab/music/anthologies/aaroncopland.html (43 words)

	Aaron Copland
		The scenario was provided by Harold Clurman with whom he was sharing a Paris apartment and with whom he would share a common view of the world for years to come.
		Being concerned with the gap between contemporary composers and the public, Copland began to compose some pieces in a more accessible style, often influenced by his visits to Mexico at the invitation of Carlos Chavez.
		El Salon Mexico (1936), Billy The Kid (1938) and Rodeo (1942) all fall in this period, as does Appalachian Spring.
	www.balletmet.org /Notes/Copland.html (929 words)

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