Der Nußknacker
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Product ID: WG3 TM1243
By Pjotr Illych Tchaikovsky
Publisher:
Musikverlag Andrea Wiegand
Arranger:
Bazu
Series:
Pleasure Concert
Genre:
Romantic Era
Line Up:
String / Symphony Orchestra
Duration:
35:00
Level: 3
Set & Score
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About this item
Tschaikowsky's ballet music for The Nutcracker leads the listener into a dream world. Even without the traditional dancers, the music is totally understandable and moving. It should not come as a surprise that this music - from the Overture to the famous Waltz of the Flowers - is so beloved. Thanks to our new arrangement, young musicians can now enjoy playing this piece even more.
Our version contains all eight parts of both suites, but is carefully adapted to the skills of school and amateur orchestras. In order to approximate the romantic original as closely as possible, the strings must be supported by a variety of complete independent obligate winds: three C voices (flutes), two B-flat voices (clarinets), one F / E-flat voice (French horn / alto saxophone) and one bassoon (as desired). In addition, many percussion possibilities exist (tambourine, triangle, cymbal and Glockenspiel). A piano is needed for the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy; in addition the piano score is very helpful for rehearsing or supporting accompaniment.
The Degree of difficulty is moderate. In Mirlitons the flutes play the original melody with which even students can achieve a virtuoso effect and have fun doing so. The text - adapted from E. T. A. Hoffmann - contains five charming parts. Just as in the ballet, the story starts on Christmas Eve. However, it can be easily modified to fit other holidays, making the production less seasonal (presently available in German or French only).
Songlist (8)
- 1. Ouverture miniature
- 2. March
- 3. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
- 4. Russian Dance (Trepak)
- 5. Chinese Dance
- 6. Arabian Dance
- 7. Dance of the Reed Flutes (Mirlitons)
- 8. Waltz of the Flowers
Instrumentation
Score
3 x V 1
3 x V 2
1 x V 3,
2 x Va,
3 x Vc / Cb
winds
3 x C I / II / III,
2 x B-flat I / II,
2 x F (E-flat) /
2x C-bass
Percussion,
Piano score
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Composer
Pjotr Illych Tchaikovsky (1840-1897)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (May 7, 1840 – November 6, 1893) was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. His wide-ranging output includes symphonies, operas, ballets, instrumental, chamber music and songs. He wrote some of the most popular concert and theatrical music in the classical repertoire, including the ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker, the 1812 Overture, his First Piano Concerto, his last three numbered symphonies, and the opera Eugene Onegin.
Born into a middle-class family, Tchaikovsky was educated for a career as a civil servant, despite his obvious musical precocity. He pursued a musical career against the wishes of his family, entering the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in 1862 and graduating in 1865. This formal, Western-oriented training set him apart from the contemporary nationalistic movement embodied by the influential group of young Russian composers known as The Five, with whom Tchaikovsky's professional relationship was mixed.
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