Anna Pavlova "THE PAVLOWA GAVOTTE" Dance Sensation "Glow Worm" 1913 Sheet Music

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This is a rare piece of sheet music for "THE PAVLOWA GAVOTTE", the Dance Sensation created in Paris by Russian Premiere Ballerina ANNA PAVLOWA (Pavlova). The dance was performed to Paul Lincke's "The Glow Worm" which was introduced in 1907 in the Shubert Bros. and Lew Fields' musical "Girl Behind the Counter". The dance was not Pavlowa's most famous piece, but did become one of the more popular features in her tours. In 1915, Pavlowa introduced what was called the "New Pavlowa Gavotte" which was danced by Ivan Clustine, Primiere danseur at the Imperial Opera House in Moscow and Pavlowa .....
Biographical Note: Mlle. ANNA PAVLOVA (1881-1931) is widely regarded as one of the finest classical ballet dancers in history and was most noted as a Principal artist of the Imperial Russian Ballet and the Ballets Russes of Serge Diaghilev. Pavlova is most recognised for the creation of the rôle "The Dying Swan" and with her own company, would become the first ballerina to tour ballet around the world. Pavlova's passion for the art of ballet was realized when her mother took her to a performance of Marius Petipa's original production of
The Sleeping Beauty
at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre. The lavish spectacle made an impression on the young Pavlova, and at the age of eight her mother took her to audition for the renowned Imperial Ballet School where she was finally accepted at age ten. Upon graduating, she began to perform at the Mariinsky Theatre, debuting on September 19th, 1899. In 1907, Anna Pavlova began her first tour, to Moscow, and by 1910 was appearing at the Metropolitan Opera House in America. In 1914, she was traveling through Germany on her way to England when Germany declared war on Russia. At that time, her connection to Russia was for all intents broken. For the rest of her life, Anna Pavlova toured the world with her own company and kept a home in London, where her exotic pets were constant company when she was there. While her contemporary, Isadora Duncan, introduced revolutionary innovations to dance, Anna Pavlova remained largely committed to the classic style. She was known for her daintiness, frailness, lightness and both wittiness and pathos. Her last world tour was in 1928-29 and her last performance in England in 1930. Anna Pavlova appeared in a few silent films: one,
The Immortal Swan,
she shot in 1924 but it was not shown until after her death. Anna Pavlova died of pleurisy in the Netherlands in 1931. (Reprinted in part from the website About.com.)
..... DETAILS: The oversized six page piece of sheet music measures approx. 10 3/4" X 13 3/4" inches, includes a beautiful rendering of Mlle. Pavlowa on the cover and is copyrighted 1907 by Apollo Verlag, London and 1902 by Joseph W. Stern and Co.  ..... CONDITION: (Please Note!) The covers are separated at the seam, there is a name written on the cover, a small moisture spot in the lower right corner of the photo and considerable tearing at the edges. Despite these flaws, this rare piece of sheet music will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or dance historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.