The vast majority of celebrations are always accompanied by musical events: dancing, dancing, dances, chants, jokes, competitions. In general, various kinds of fun.
One of the most common holiday performances is dancing. They are included in any concert program. These are folk dances during traditional Russian festivities such as Maslenitsa or Ivan Kupala. Or shamanistic dances around the fire during the staging of any events from the life of the Indians. Or pair dancing at the prom. There may be modern variations - “Break-dance”, “Hip-hop”, “Crank”, etc., which are performed by young guys and girls on large venues on City Day or Youth Day. There are many dances, like holidays. But this is not about that now.
Few people imagine how preparations for any such event take place. After all, you need to think through everything, write a script, select the right participants, find the necessary props. One of the main elements for holding even a small but good holiday is the sound accompaniment. Very often an assortment of musical works called the potpourri is used as it. For dance, competition, stage play or something like that, this is ideal. We will talk about him in the presented article.
The word "potpourri" itself comes from the French pot-pourri, which means "all sorts of things, mixed / combined dish." Later, the term acquired a direct relationship to art. The first potpourri was created for various pop and brass bands. Then, compositions consisting of popular pop tunes began to appear.
The following potpourri variations are:
- An instrumental piece, which is composed of several of the most popular motifs of operas, operettas or ballet, the music of a particular composer or style, as well as songs, marches, etc.
- A dance consisting of several dances. The music used here is a potpourri for dance.
- In a figurative meaning, the word is used to mean a mixture of something heterogeneous.
Potpourri (for dance in particular) is characterized by the fact that the melody in them does not develop, but one replaces the other. Small ligaments are usually made between passages that connect different parts. Thus, they form a continuous artistic image that has a beginning and an end. It can also be supplemented by development and climax, various semantic and emotional transitions.
Now the music of potpourri for dance, for example, has a value that is difficult to exaggerate, because by combining fragments of different style and dynamics, you can provide a harmonious accompaniment to the entire event from start to finish.
Imagine how spectacular the dancing potpourri “Dances of the peoples of the world” can look like in the appropriate musical treatment, tastefully selected and expertly glued together. If everything is done correctly, the viewer will get an unforgettable experience from such a show, and the event will be successful.
Naturally, a quality potpourri for a dance or other performance is not a guarantee of absolute success, but its tangible component. Indeed, in addition to soundtrack, the visual part of an event should also have its own zest and “hook” the audience.