Sleeping Beauty and Tchaikovsky?

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Sleeping Beauty and Tchaikovsky?

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I'm a bit confused. What is the releationship between Sleeping beatuy (Walt Disney and Image Entertainment versions) and Peter Tchaikovsky and the Kirov Ballet? :?

Any info would be appreciated. Thanks!
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I believe the Disney film's score is adapted from Tchiakovsky's music.
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Yes you are right the music is adapted and used for the movie. Its a beautiful score for sure.

I had no idea till the first time i watched the movie and watched the bonus material on my Laserdisc boxset and discovered where the music really came from.

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Yes the music score is by him. They did a great job when they put classical music into a Disney Film.
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It is based on a ballet that Peter Tchaikovsky wrote
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I own a CD of Tchaikovsky's score. Most of the music in Sleeping Beauty is loosely based on his original music for the ballet. "Once Upon A Dream" is taken from a waltz, the music for "Hail to the Princess Aurora" plays in the beginning of the ballet, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
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Thanks for the information. I didn't know that the Disney versin Sleeping Beauty was based on Tchaikovsky's score.
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In either the season one finale or season two premier of Road To Avonlea, they play the music for "Once Upon A Dream," and I was thinking "How cheap is this??? Sleeping Beauty obviously wasn't around when this took place!" but then I realized it came from the ballet.

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What episode's that? Nothing Endures but Change or Sara's Homecoming?
I think those are the finale and premiere...
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Yeah, those are the finale/premier. I'm pretty sure it's one of those (of course, it might not be, but it's close to it, if not). I really can't remember now, and don't have my DVDs right beside me. It was during a dream sequence of Sarah's, though.

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