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Ballet for 12 dancers by Stravinsky, composed 1953–57. It was first performed (as a concert) in Los Angeles, USA, on 17 June 1957, and first produced as a ballet in New York, USA, on 1 December 1957, choreographed by George Balanchine. It is one of Stravinsky's first compositions using the twelve-tone system.
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