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The Chairman Dances is a 1985 composition by John Adams, subtitled Foxtrot for Orchestra and lasting about 13 minutes. A commission from the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, it has several dance-like tunes and has been described by Adams as an “outtake” from Act III of the opera he was working on at the time, Nixon in China. The word “Dances” in the title is a verb, not a noun. In the opera, the music depicts Madame Mao gate-crashing a presidential banquet, hanging paper lanterns, and performing a seductive dance; Chairman Mao descends from his portrait, and the two dance a foxtrot, back in time together. The piece ends with the sound of a gramophone winding down.

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  • The Chairman Dances est une composition pour orchestre créée en 1985 par le compositeur de musique américain John Adams. La pièce fut commandée par l'American Composers Orchestra ainsi que par le National Endowment for the Arts. Il s'agit d'un travail dérivé de l'opéra Nixon in China alors en cours d'écriture. Cette pièce servira de base à l'acte 3 de l'opéra. (fr)
  • The Chairman Dances is a 1985 composition by John Adams, subtitled Foxtrot for Orchestra and lasting about 13 minutes. A commission from the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, it has several dance-like tunes and has been described by Adams as an “outtake” from Act III of the opera he was working on at the time, Nixon in China. The word “Dances” in the title is a verb, not a noun. In the opera, the music depicts Madame Mao gate-crashing a presidential banquet, hanging paper lanterns, and performing a seductive dance; Chairman Mao descends from his portrait, and the two dance a foxtrot, back in time together. The piece ends with the sound of a gramophone winding down. The Chairman Dances was used in the Civilization IV and I Am Love soundtracks. (en)
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  • The Chairman Dances est une composition pour orchestre créée en 1985 par le compositeur de musique américain John Adams. La pièce fut commandée par l'American Composers Orchestra ainsi que par le National Endowment for the Arts. Il s'agit d'un travail dérivé de l'opéra Nixon in China alors en cours d'écriture. Cette pièce servira de base à l'acte 3 de l'opéra. (fr)
  • The Chairman Dances is a 1985 composition by John Adams, subtitled Foxtrot for Orchestra and lasting about 13 minutes. A commission from the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, it has several dance-like tunes and has been described by Adams as an “outtake” from Act III of the opera he was working on at the time, Nixon in China. The word “Dances” in the title is a verb, not a noun. In the opera, the music depicts Madame Mao gate-crashing a presidential banquet, hanging paper lanterns, and performing a seductive dance; Chairman Mao descends from his portrait, and the two dance a foxtrot, back in time together. The piece ends with the sound of a gramophone winding down. (en)
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  • The Chairman Dances (fr)
  • The Chairman Dances (en)
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