Ravel’s Bolero was originally Commissioned for a russian ballerina named ida rubenstein!
Bolero is frequently used as music for figure skaters in major competitions
If you’ve seen the movie “10” you’ll be sure to recognize this piece!
Scheherazade-Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade is the name of the storyteller from “one Thousand and One nights,” who saved her own life by telling an extremely captivating story to the king every night, but leaving the ending for the next night, keeping the king captivated and delaying her execution.
Scheherazade literally Translates to “Child of the city” in persian
