Composition history Swan Lake
1 composition history 1.1 origins of swan lake composition 1.2 tchaikovsky s influences 1.3 composition process composition history design f. gaanen décor of act ii of swan lake, moscow, 1877 origins of swan lake composition the origins of ballet swan lake rather obscured, , since there few records concerning first production of work have survived, there can speculation author of original libretto was. authoritative theory appears written vladimir petrovich begichev, director of moscow imperial theatres during time ballet produced, , possibly vasily geltser, danseur of moscow imperial bolshoi theatre. however, geltser in probability merely first person copy scenario publication, surviving copy bears name. since first published libretto of ballet , actual music composed tchaikovsky not correspond in many places, may infer first actual published libretto possibly crafted newspaper writer had viewed initial rehearsals, new productions of operas , ballets reported in newspapers of imperial...