Cydalise et le Chèvre-pied Cydalise et le Chèvre-pied Cydalise et le chèvre-pied ("Cydalise and the goat-foot" or "Cydalise and the satyr") is a two-act ballet originally choreographed by Léo Staats to a score by Gabriel Pierné. The libretto was written by Gaston Arman de Caillavet and Robert de Flers, based on Remy de Gourmont's "Lettre d'un satyre". Though it was composed between 1914 and 14 February 1915, its Paris Opera premiere was delayed due to the conditions of World War I until 15 January 1923. The use of the French term "chèvre-pied" (goat foot) to refer to the satyr is distinct to this composition.
Pied-piping Pied-piping in English is optional with many prepositions ("in", "of", "on", "to", "with", etc.). Colloquial registers prefer to avoid pied-piping whenever possible, whereas a more formal register can opt for pied-piping. The issue is understood in terms of preposition stranding. When a preposition is stranded, pied-piping has not occurred, whereas when preposition stranding is avoided, pied-piping of the preposition has occurred, e.g. The debate surrounding the stylistic acceptability of preposition stranding can hence be illuminated by an understanding of pied-piping. Broadly construed, pied-piping occurs in other types of discontinuities beyond wh-fronting, that is, if one views just part of a