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The Nutcracker (suite), Op.71a (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich)

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For the complete ballet, see The Nutcracker (ballet), Op.71.


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Music Files

Full Scores

Complete Score
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Publisher Info.:

Moscow: P. Jurgenson, 1892, Plate 17668.

Copyright:

Public Domain

Misc. Notes:

Probably scanned from a reprint edition (Kalmus, Dover, Lucks)

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Large score: US CA UK DE FR - Dover (reprint)


1. Miniature Overture
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2. March
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3. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
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4. Russian Dance (Trepak)
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5. Arabian Dance
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6. Chinese Dance
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7. Dance of the Mirlitons
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8. Waltz of the Flowers
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Publisher Info.:

Moscow: P. Jurgenson, 1892, Plate 17668.

Copyright:

Public Domain

Misc. Notes:

Probably scanned from a reprint edition (Kalmus, Dover, Lucks)


Parts

Cellos
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Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1910). Plate Orch.B 4027.

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Public Domain

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Piano 2 hands (Esipoff)

Complete Score
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Stepan Esipoff, pseudonym for Arthur Burnand (1859–1907)

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London: Augener & Co., No.5013a, n.d.(ca.1905). Plate 12768.

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Public Domain

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Recordings

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TitleArtists
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (ballet suite)/Swan Lake (excerpts)/Sleeping Beauty ...Leonard Bernstein, William Vacchiano, New York Philharmonic
Tchaikovsky: Ballet SuitesFranz Bartolomey, James Levine, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, ...
Tchaikovsky: Ballet SuitesHerbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, ...
Mikhail PletnevPyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Mikhail Pletnev
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Complete Ballet)/ Sleeping Beauty SuiteSeiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra
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General Information

Work Title  The Nutcracker (suite), Op.71a
Alternative Title  Щелкунчик (Shchelkunchik)
Composer  Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich Genre  Other_symphonic_pieces
Opus/Catalogue Number  Op.71a, TH 35 Librettist 
Number of Movements/Sections  8 Language 
Dedication  Piece Style  Romantic
Year/Date of Composition  1892 Instrumentation  Piccolo; 2 Flutes; 2 Oboes; English Horn; 2 Clarinets (B♭, A); Bass Clarinet (B♭); 2 Bassoons; 4 Horns (F); 2 Trumpets (A); 3 Trombones; Tuba; Timpani; Triangle; Cymbals; Glockenspiel; Tambourine; Celesta; Harp; Violins I; Violins II; Violas; Cellos; Double Basses
Year of First Publication  1892 Discuss this piece


Misc. Comments

Section Listing

  • I. Ouverture miniature. Allegro giusto (182 bars), B♭ major
  • II. Danses caractéristiques:
    • a) Marche. Tempo di marcia viva (88 bars), G major
    • b) Danse de la Fée-Dragée. Andante ma non troppo (84 bars), E minor
    • c) Danse russe. Trépak. Tempo di Trepak, molto vivace (84 bars), G major
    • d) Danse arabe. Allegretto (102 bars), G minor
    • e) Danse chinoise. Allegro moderato (32 bars), B♭ major
    • f) Danse des mirlitons. Moderato assai (77 bars), D major
  • III. Valse des fleurs. Tempo di Valse (353 bars), D major

Publication History

Full Scores

  • Moscow: P. Jurgenson, 1892. 119 pages. Plate 17668.

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