Composers

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Born: 1840
Died: 1893
The Nutcracker Suite, for orchestra (1892)
Publisher
G Schirmer Inc
Category
Orchestra
Year Composed
1892
Arranger/Editor
freely arr. by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn; arr. and adapted by Jeff Tyzik
Duration
17 Minutes
Orchestration
21+ca.2+bcl.asx(tsx).2/4331/dmkit/jazz bass/str
Programme Note
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Suite, for orchestra (1892)
Digital perusal score available from ScoresOnDemand
 
Related works:
The Nutcracker Suite, for jazz band
(Tchaikovsky/Ellington/Strayhorn)

The Nutcracker Suite, for orchestra
(Tchaikovsky/Ellington/Strayhorn)


Movements
1. Overture
2. Toot Toot Tootie Toot (Dance of the Reed Pipes)
3. Danse of the Floreadores (Waltz of the Flowers)
4. Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy)
5. Peanut Brittle Brigade (March)
Performances
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