His mother, named aleksandra assier, was of russian. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Tchaikovsky dance of the reed pipes from the nutcracker. Piano duo 2 pianos, 4 hands sheet 2 copies required. This collection includes eight movements chosen and arranged for piano solo by tchaikovsky himself in 1891, adapted from his orchestral ballet. In my opinion, its one of those pieces of classical music that every child should be able to identify. His work includes the the sleeping beauty and the nutcracker. On this recording, steven richman and his harmonie ensemblenew york swing in the holiday season with a twist, pairing tchaikovskys original 1892 nutcracker suite with a 1960 jazz adaptation by duke ellington and billy strayhorn. To this orchestra he added a celesta for the dance of the sugar plum fairy in act 2 and childrens instruments drums, trumpets, cymbals, bird calls, whistles, and a rattle for the christmas party in act 1.
Unscientifically, the 1812 overture and the nutcracker ballet music probably hold 2 of the top. Tchaikovsky s nutcracker, the story of a young girls journey to a magical land on christmas eve, is perhaps not only the composers most famous work but also one of the most famous ballets of all time. He was writing an opera, iolanta, for the mariinsky theatre that was scheduled to premiere during the winter of 1892. Which families of instruments were written for in the score. Waltz of the flowers valse des fleurs by piotr ilyich tchaikovsky 184093. In berlin, the symphonies still seem to be beyond the. For some people, christmas is not the same without at least listening to the nutcracker ballet by tchaikovsky. The family are getting ready to host a party and the stahlbaum children, clara and fritz, decorate the tree as they wait for the guests and the gifts they hope theyre bringing to arrive. The name of the conductor of the orchestra or chorus.
This recording of the nutcracker was made in 1972 which makes it fairly early in andre previns tenure with the london symphony orchestra. The bbc national orchestra of wales, play the dance of the sugar plum fairy by tchaikovsky join the bbc national orchestra of wales in fourteen special inter. Tchaikovsky wrote the nutcracker for an orchestra of strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. Names of solo performers, with their instruments or stage roles given in parentheses. Tchaikovsky compiled his suite from the ballet the nutcracker, op. Dance of the sugar plum fairy by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky story behind the song. Dance of the sugar plum fairy simple english wikipedia. Chinese dance by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky variations on a rococo theme for cello and orchestra, op.
Tchaikovsky was very good with instrumentation, and he actually features different instruments in different movements. The waltz of the flowers 1892 is a piece of orchestral music from the second act of the nutcracker, a ballet composed by tchaikovsky. Its awfully fun to write a march for tin soldiers, a waltz of the flowers, etc. In march 1892 the suite from the ballet, arranged by tchaikovsky himself, was performed at a concert and proved a great success with the public. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. In this song, the sugar plum fairy rules over the kingdom of. Vjo plays the ellingtonstrayhorn nutcracker suite on november 21 at hermanns jazz club. The first performance of this piece was played on the 18th of december 1892 when the nutcracker suite was performed for the russian musical society in st. The nutcracker is often performed during the christmas season due to its content, and many families make it an annual tradition to attend a performance. The number was choreographed by lev ivanov to music written by tchaikovsky. Victoria symphony kicks off the festive season with magic of the holidays featuring soprano betty waynne allison and the vox humana chamber choir.
Violins, violas, cellos, flute, oboe, and triangle. National orchestra of wales sugar plum fairy youtube. Pyotr peter ilyich tchaikovsky was born on may 7, 1840, in votkinsk, vyatka region, russia. Discover what makes tchaikovskys nutcracker sound like. Tchaikovsky nutcracker suite russian dance trepak youtube. Nutcracker ballet, set i dance of the sugar plum fairy and waltz of the flowers buy online. The nutcracker eugene onegin licensed to youtube by naxosofamerica on behalf of capriccio. In 1964 duke ellington and billy strayhorn wrote their own version of tchaikovsky s nutcracker suite in the jazz idiom for the ellington orchestra, which was subsequently recorded on the album three suites.
Many of tchaikovskys works are among the most widelyrecognized pieces in all of classical music. The dance of the sugar plum fairy is a dance for a ballerina. To assist pianists in creating a memorable performance, editorial notes are offered by dr. The chinese dance features a piccolo, a flute, and a bassoon, with strings, clarinet, and xylophone accompaniment. What instruments did tchaikovsky use in the nutcracker. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky is widely considered the most popular russian composer in history. This edition of tchaikovsky s the nutcracker suite, arranged in 1960 by billy strayhorn and duke ellington, was assembled from the original manuscripts held in the strayhorn repository and the ellington collection of the smithsonian institutions. Tchaikovsky composed the nutcracker, one of the most beloved ballets of all time, begrudgingly.
The waltz is also the last number in his nutcracker suite. It was premiered on december 20, 1879 at a russian musical society concert in moscow, conducted by nikolai rubinstein. Fun handson activities is a post from contributing writer christy of eclectic momma. His father, named ilya chaikovsky, was a mining business executive in votkinsk. Hinson and the story of the nutcracker is provided as. Tso principal keyboard patricia krueger plays music from tchaikovsky s nutcracker on the celeste. The music of peter ilyich tchaikovsky in an advanced piano duo arrangement as recorded by martha argerich and nicolas economou on deutsche grammophon. He was the second of six children five brothers and one sister. March by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky nutcracker suite, op. Tchaikovsky, pyotr ilyich trepak from nutcracker suite, op. It was the only one of his three ballet suites to have been compiled an published during the composers lifetime. Christmas eve the nutcracker opens on christmas eve at the house of town major hans stahlbaum and his wife. Tchaikovsky told his fellow musicians he was working on a fantastic ballet called the nutcracker.
To this orchestra he added a celeste for the dance of the sugar plum fairy. Dance of the sugar plum fairy sheet music for orchestra. Waltz of the flowers simple english wikipedia, the free. Here is a short clip from barbie in the nutcracker presenting the main theme song dance of the sugar plum fairy. The celeste was a new instrument that tchaikovsky discovered in paris in 1891. The story was based on a childrens fairy tale by e. He wrote some of the most popular concert and theatrical music in the current classical repertoire, including the ballets swan lake and the nutcracker, the 1812 overture, his first. It also comes 10 years after the lsos last, and better known, run through with antal dorati for mercury records. Public domain compositions, and 3 music rights societies. His fathers ancestors were from ukraine and poland. Tchaikovsky compiled his suite from the ballet the nutcracker. This list of recordings of tchaikovsky s ballet the nutcracker, op. Piotr ilitch tchaikovsky pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky russian.
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