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Whether preparing for performance or study, these scores from the Kalmus Ballet Library provide authentic editions of Minkus's most performed ballets, ideal for orchestras, ballet companies, and music educators.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"don-quixote-pas-de-deux-36-a889002","title":"Don Quixote: Pas De Deux: Full Orchestra, Ensemble Works Conductor Score \u0026 Parts","description":"Ludwig Minkus (1826-1917) was a Jewish-Austian composer of ballet music, spending most of his career as the official Composer of Ballet Music to the St. Petersburg Imperial Theatres in Russia. Over the course of a long career, one of his most celebrated compositions was the score for DON QUIXOTE, originally written in 1869 with four acts for famed choreographer Marius Petipa, then expanded in 1871 into five acts. This \"Pas de Deux\" has been orchestrated by William McDermott. 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