Polovtsian dances

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The Polovtsian Dances form an exotic scene at the end of Act II of Alexander Borodin's opera Prince Igor.The work remained unfinished when the composer died in 1887, although he had worked on it for more than a decade. A performing version was prepared by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Alexander Glazunov, appearing in 1890. Several other versions, or "completions," of the opera have been made. Their music is popular and sometimes given in concert as an orchestral showpiece, divided in 5 parts :

• Dance of the young Polovtsian maidens

• Introdution - Dance of the young slave maidens - Dance of the wild men

• General dance - Dance of the Polovtsian slaves

• Dance of the little boys - Dance of the men - Dance of the young maidens

• Dance of the little boys - Dance of the men - General dance