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10. Waltz of Despair

Hunchback - a ballet -- Act 2


WALTZ OF DESPAIR
Quasimodo enters the church after his whipping and dances this waltz alone. At the end there are two waltzes, a very slow one (simply the original theme) and a quick pizz. underneath. Non-infirm doubles dance the faster figure as a counterpoint, ghostly images of Q’s desire to be free of his life-long infirmity.