The Nutcracker
composer: Peter Iljitsch Tchaikovsky
editor: Hans-Günter Heumann
illustration: Brigitte Smith
text arranger: Monika Heumann
translator: Julia Rushworth
A ballet in two acts. In a simple arrangement, op. 71
Instrumentation: piano
Publisher: Schott Music
Difficulty: easy to intermediate
Language: English
Series: Get to Know Classical Masterpieces
32 Pages - Saddle stitching
ISMN: 979-0-001-12808-7
ISBN: 978-3-7957-5508-9
Order number: ED 9225
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The series "Get to Know Classical Masterpieces" provides an introduction to well-known compositions in simple arrangements for piano by Hans-Günter Heumann. Complete with texts and colour illustrations throughout, these editions will appeal not only to both child and adult pianists, but to any music-lover who wishes to get to know these works better.
Content
Biography of the Composer: Peter Ilyich Tschaikovsky
History of the Work: The Nutcracker
The Plot
Overture
Welcoming the Guests
March
Uncle Drosselmeyer
Clara and the Nutcracker
Grandfather's Dance
Pas de deux for Clara and the Nutcracker Prince
Snowflake Waltz
Divertissement: a) Spanish Dance
b) Arabian Dance
c) Chinese Dance
d) Russian Dance (Trepak)
e) Dance of the Reed Pipes
f) Mother Gigogne
Waltz of the Flowers
Finale / Waltz
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