List of ballets by August Bournonville
# List of ballets by August Bournonville

The following is a list of ballets by Danish ballet master and choreographer August Bournonville (1805–1879).

63 Ballets

1829

* Acclaim to the Graces (Gratiernes Hyldning). Divertissement. Music: M.E. Caraffa, W.R. v. Gallemberg, and F. Sor. First performed on Tuesday, 01-09-1829.
* The Night Shadow La Somnambule (Søvngængersken). Ballet in three acts based on a ballet by J. Aumer. Music: F. Herold. First performed on Monday, 21-09-1829.
* Soldier and Peasant (Soldat og Bonde). Pantomime idyll in one act. Composer and arranger: Philip Ludvig Keck. First performed on Tuesday, 13-10-1829.

1830

* Duke of Vendome Pager Les Pages du Duc de Vendôme (Hertugen af Vendômes Pager). Pantomime ballet in two acts. Music: A. Gyrowetz. First performed on Friday, 03-09-1830.
* Paul and Virginia (Paul og Virginie). Pantomime ballet in three acts. Music: Rodolphe Kreutzer. First performed on Friday, 29-10-1830.

1831

1832

1833

* The Veteran, or the Hospitable House (Veteranen eller det Gæstfrie Tag). Idyllic ballet in one act. Music: Ludvig Zinck. First performed on Tuesday, 29-01-1833.
* Romeo and Juliet (Romeo og Giulietta). Tragic ballet in five acts by Vincenzo Galeotti and August Bournonville made his own choreographer. Music: C. Schall. songs of Niels Thoroup Bruun. First performed on Saturday, 27-04-1833.

1834

1835

* The Tyroleans (Tyrolese). Idyllic ballet in one act. Music: J.F. Frøhlich (and Rossini). First performed on Friday, 06-03-1835.
* Yelva Drama in 2 Departments of Eugène Scribe, Ferdinand de Villeneuve and Desvergers (Yelva, ou L'Orpheline rousse), translated by Castelli Translation of Th. Overskou, the mimic: Paul Diderich Muth-Rasmussen. First performed on Tuesday, 09-06-1835.
* Valdemar (Valdemar). Romantic ballet in four acts. Music: J.F. Frøhlich. First performed on Wednesday, 28-10-1835.

1836

1837

1838

* Hertha's Offering (Herthas Offer). Divertissement. Arranger: J.F. Frøhlich. First performed on Monday, 29-01-1838.
* Imagination Island (Fantasiens ø eller fra Kinas Kyst or Fantasien Ø). Romantic ballet in two acts and a final tableau. Music by various of composers: J.F. Bredal, Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann, Edvard Helsted, Herman Løvenskiold, H.S. Paulli and Ludvig Zinck. First performed on Sunday, 28-10-1838.

1839

1840

* National Muses or Fatherland Muser (Fædrelandets Muser). Pantomime prelude to one act with prologue. Composers and arrangers: J.F. Frøhlich and Niels W. Gade. First performed on Friday, 20-03-1840.
* Toreador (Toréadoren). Idyllic ballet in two acts. Composer and arranger: Edvard Helsted. First performed on Friday, 27-11-1840.

1842

* Naples, or The Fisherman and His Bride (Napoli eller Fiskeren og Hans Brud). Romantic ballet in three acts. Music: H.S. Paulli, Edvard Helsted, Niels W. Gade and [the finale to Act 3] Hans Lumbye. First performed on Tuesday, 29-03-1842.
* Polka Militaire (Military Polka) Polka militaire (Militærpolka). Divertisement. Music: Hans Lumbye. First performed on Tuesday, 01-11-1842.

1843

1844

* Bellmanor Polish dance on Grönalund or The Dance at Grønalund (Bellman eller Polskdansen paa Grønalund). Ballet vaudeville in one act. Music: Carl Michael Bellman and H.S. Paulli. First performed on Monday, 03-06-1844.
* A Children's Party (En Børnefest). Divertisement. Composer and arranger by H.S. Paulli. First performed on Wednesday, 23-10-1844. (This ballet was performed only once).
* Hamburger Dans pas de deux. Music: H.C. Lumbye. First performed in 1844.

1845

* Kirsten Piil, or Two Mid-Summer Festivals (Kirsten Piil eller To Midsommerfester). Romantic ballet in three acts. Music: Edvard Helsted. First performed on Wednesday, 26-02-1845.
* Rafael. Romantic ballet in 6 Tableaux. Music: J.F. Frøhlich. First performed on Friday, 30-05-1845.

1846

1847

* The new Penelope, or Spring Festival in Athens (Den Nye Penelope eller Foraarsfesten i Athen). Ballet in two acts. Music: Herman Løvenskiold. First performed on Tuesday, 26-01-1847.
* Maritana. Romantic danse scene. Music: H.C. Lumbye. First performed in 1847.
* The White Rose, or Summer in Brittany (Den Hvide Rose eller Sommeren i Bretagne). Ballet in one act. Composer and arranger: H.S. Paulli. First performed on Monday, 20-09-1847.

1848

1849

1850

1851

* The Kermesse in Bruges, or The Three Gifts (Kermessen i Brügge). Romantic ballet in three acts. Music: Holger Simon Paulli. First performed on Friday, 04-04-1851.
* Love prophecies (Kærligheds Spaadomme). Divertissemnt. Music by HS Paulli. First performed on Tuesday, 04-11-1851. This ballet was performed only once).

1852

1853

1854

1855

* Abdallah, Gazelle from Bassora (Abdallah, eller Gazellen fra Bassora). Music by H.S. Paulli. First performed on Friday, 30-03-1855.
* Sailor Homecoming (Matrosens Hjemkomst). Divertissement. First performed on Sunday, 23-09-1855.

1856

* La Ventana. Divertisement. Music composed and arranged by Hans Lumbye and William Holm. First performed on Monday, 06-10-1856.
* The serious girl (Den alvorlige Pige). Divertisement. Music by T.H.E. Lincke. First performed on Sunday, 23-11-1856.

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1861

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1867

1868

1870

* Cort Adeler in Venice (Cort Adeler i Venedig). Ballet in three acts and a conclusion Tableau. Music by Peter Heise. First performed on Friday, 14-01-1870.
* Scandinavian Quadrille (Skandinavisk Quadrille). Divertisement. Music by Hans Lumbye. First performed on Sunday, 06-02-1870.

1871

* King's Volunteers on Amager (Livjægerne paa Amager). Vaudeville ballet in one act. Music by William Holm. First performed on Sunday, 19-02-1871.
* An Adventure in Pictures (Et Eventyr i Billeder). Ballet in three acts. Music by William Holm. First performed on Tuesday, 26-12-1871.

1873

1874

* Weyse Memorial (Weyses Minde). Aftermath of Tableaux. Music by William Holm. First performed on Thursday, 05-03-1874.
* Farewell to the old theater (Farvel til det gamle Teater). First performed on Monday, 01-06-1874. (This ballet was performed only one time).

1875

* Flower Festival in Genzano (Blomsterfesten i Genzano). Music by Edvard Helsted and H.S. Paulli. First performed on Friday, 01-01-1875.
* Arkona. Ballet in four acts. Music by Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann. First performed on Friday, 07-05-1875.
* From the last century (Fra det forrige Aarhundrede). Divertisement. Music arranged by W. Holm. First performed on Sunday, 31-10-1875.

1876

1878

1879

(This ballet was performed only twice; it was the last choreography of August Bournonville before he died).

