Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite Music for the Beginning Pianist With Downloadable MP3s

by Dutkanicz, David

• ISBN13: 9780486826875
• ISBN10: 0486826872
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2018-10-17
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

Novice pianists will take pride and pleasure in performing selections from The Nutcracker Suite with this simplified beginner's score. Tchaikovsky's ballet was an instant success upon its 1892 debut, and it remains a perennial holiday favorite with music lovers. The ballet score proved so popular that the composer was compelled to arrange eight selections into a suite for orchestras to play without the accompaniment of dancers.
This collection features Tchaikovsky's entire original suite, which includes Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and Waltz of the Snowflakes, as well as two extended arrangements, March and Russian Dance. As a special bonus, five selections from the ballet that the composer omitted from the suite appear here. Most of these pieces are accompanied by brief notes from the editor with performance suggestions.

Author Biography

Former Dover editor David Dutkanicz holds degrees from the Manhattan School of Music, New York University, and Columbia University. He is the editor of several piano books for beginners.
Russian composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–93) wrote symphonies, concertos, operas, ballets, and chamber works that rank among the most popular concert and theatrical music in the classical repertoire.

Table of Contents

 
v          Editor’s Note
vi         Biography
vii        Introduction
 
The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
2          Mvt I - Miniature Overture
4          Mvt II - March
6          Mvt III - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
8          Mvt IV - Russian Dance ("Trepak")
10        Mvt V - Arabic Dance ("Coffee")
12        Mvt VI - Chinese Dance ("Tea")
14        Mvt VII - Dance of the Reed Flutes - part I
16        Mvt VII - Dance of the Reed Flutes - part II
18        Mvt VIII - Waltz of the Flowers
 
Extended Arrangements
22        Mvt II - March
26        Mvt IV - Russian Dance ("Trepak")
 
Selections from the Complete Ballet
32        The Lighting of the Christmas Tree
33        Snowflake Waltz - Theme
34        Snowflake Waltz - Chorus
36        Grandfather's Waltz
37        Mother Ginger and Her Children
38        Spanish Dance (“Chocolate”)