This ballet depicts episodes in the life of the title Old West outlaw. Early in the ballet, _________ mother is accidentally killed in a gunfight; _______ then stabs the man who killed her. Sections from the ballet include "*Card Game at Night*" and a "Gun Battle" that features percussion imitating the title shootout. At the end of the ballet, when _______ is resting in the desert, a posse led by *Pat Garrett* finds and kills him. The story of __________ life is bookended at the beginning and end by a section called "The Open Prairie," which depicts settlers moving west. The ballet makes extensive use of cowboy songs, such as "*The Old Chisholm Trail*" and "*Goodbye Old Paint*" in its depiction of a frontier town, and features a "*Jarabe*," a Mexican dance in *5/8* time.
