Talk:Scotch Symphony

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Did you know... that George Balanchine's ballet Scotch Symphony, set to Mendelssohn's Scottish Symphony, evokes the style of La Sylphide, a romantic ballet set in Scotland?

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The result was: promoted by Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 12:14, 19 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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~~... that George Balanchine choreographed his Scottish-themed ballet Scotch Symphony after a trip to Edinburgh?~~ Source: [1], p. 194
- ALT1: ~~... that George Balanchine's Scottish-themed ballet Scotch Symphony evokes the style of the romantic ballet era?~~ Source: [2], p. 140
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Millennium Hilton New York One UN Plaza

Converted from a redirect by Corachow (talk). Self-nominated at 14:52, 16 August 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Interesting ballet, on fine sources, no copyvio obvious. In both hooks, there's much Scottish-themed, but little help what it may mean, - making me thin of folklore. We might teach our readers with a bit more precision that it's danced to music from Mendelssohn's Scottish Symphony (in his 175th anniversary this year), or that it evokes the style of La Sylphide which has a Highlander as the hero. We should name Mendelssohn's symphony by the familiar nickname at least in the article, which makes the connection quite obvious. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:49, 16 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review. An ALT per your suggestion, with "Scot" appearing four times.

ALT2:... that George Balanchine's Scottish-themed ballet Scotch Symphony, set to Mendelssohn's Scottish Symphony, evokes the style of La Sylphide, a romantic ballet set in Scotland? Corachow (talk) 22:21, 16 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, but I think three is the number for all good things ;)

ALT2a:... that George Balanchine's ballet Scotch Symphony, set to Mendelssohn's Scottish Symphony, evokes the style of La Sylphide, a romantic ballet set in Scotland?

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:26, 16 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]