Dmitri Shostakovich Dances of the Dolls ( UNIVERSAL CHILDRENS DAY TRIBUTE)

Shostakovich s Dances of the Dolls is a suite of easy piano pieces compiled in 1953 from his Ballet Suites, which were themselves compilations of excerpts from his ballets, film scores and incidental music. The Dances are charming miniatures in the style of his Children s Notebook, Op. 69, from 1944. The opening Lyrical Waltz comes from the Ballet Suite No. 2; the next four installments Gavotte, Romance, and Polka and Dance Petite Ballerina come from the Ballet Suite No. 1; and the last tw br, br,