The alto saxophone features prominently in the barcarolle of Act III, which also has the "Pizzicato Polka" segment.
A piccolo plays a solo over a drum melody in the "Pas de Éthiopiens" from this ballet's Act II. The alto saxophone features prominently in the barcarolle of Act III, which also has the "Pizzicato Polka" segment. The first act features a cello solo in the "Fauns and Dryads" movement, and this ballet begins with a man jumping in front of a statue of Eros. Towards the end of this ballet, the goddess of the hunt remembers her love for Endymion, and earlier, Orion gives up some earrings to the title character. (*) Tchaikovsky hailed this Louis Merante-choreographed ballet as greater than his Swan Lake, and it was based on a Torquato Tasso poem. Aminta is a shepherd who loves the title character, in, for 10 points, what ballet about the titular nymph of Diana, a work by Leo Delibes.
A piccolo plays a solo over a drum melody in the "Pas de Éthiopiens" from this ballet's Act II.
{Sylvia} [prompt on The {Nymphe} of {Diane}]