It was originally meant to be danced by the sugar plum fairy and her cavalier, but is now very often danced by the nutcracker prince and clara, the girl through whose eyes we experience the. For over 50 years, the ballet inspired by the hoffman tale has been delighting the hearts of children and grownups alike when the nutcracker is presented in montreal. I adore this piece since the first time i heard it. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. Title page, contents, instrumentation, and overture act i, no. The ballet was first presented on 18 december 1892 at the mariinsky theatre in st.
This digital sheet music was either arranged by s staff of professional arrangers and composers or it is a new engraving of the compositions original printed arrangement. The sugar plum fairy was first danced by antonietta dellera and the prince by pavel gerdt. Because of tchaikovskys imaginative music, the nutcracker is one of the most popular works of the. Commissioned work visualizing two pieces of tchaikovskys nutcracker ballet. The nutcracker story after going to bed, clara returns to see the nutcracker, and as the clock strikes midnight she sees the christmas tree grow as she shrinks down to the size of the nutcracker led by the mouse king, mice stream out of the cracks in the wall for a battle with the nutcracker. The intrada is noble, opulent and as colossal in effect as petipa had had requested. Gala evening stars of the bayerisches staatsballett bayerische. Choreographer and regisseur valia seiskaya was a featured soloist with the national opera of greece for seventeen years during which time she gained an affinity for the grand sweep of storyline ballets and operas staged by the company.
The nutcracker in london, four different versions the. Gary avis drosselmeyer im nussknacker des royal ballet. It is part of the entertainments in the kingdom of sweets to reward clara for her help in saving the life of the nutcracker and defeating the mouse king, and comes after a series of divertissements that includes the famous arabian dance, chinese dance, dance of the mirlitons little flutes and the waltz of the flowers. Moscow symphony orchestra arthur arnold live from the hague, the netherlands. Unfortunately, the choreography pushes the limits of what is humanely possible, occasionally blurring the line between ballet and circus acrobatics e. London nutcrackers defy logic, and still delight the new. The sojourn does not last forever, marie and her prince. Here are merrill ashley and sean lavery in a perfect demonstration of balanchines style and technique.
Share, download and print free sheet music for piano, guitar, flute and more on the worlds largest community of sheet music creators. Pinkertons nutcracker ballet comes to life for the 19th. In a dance performance, the cavalier has a fleeting but vigorous tarantella followed by the celestas big moment, the dance of the sugarplum fairy. Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. A joyful moment from act ii, featuring the sugar plum fairy and her prince. Score,set of parts sheet music by pyotr illyich tchaikovsky. Tschaikowsky tatiana tiliguzova, dmitrii vyskubenko. From here on its fantasy with some of tchaikovskys most romantic music offering a guide for the dancers. Clara, worried about her beloved nutcracker, sneaks back to the tree to check on him, falling asleep with him in her arms. The work was presented with live with a ballet company in a gala evening.
The library will have several versions of the nutcracker appropriate for various age levels. I was about schocked and i decided immediately to study it. Thank you for attention and all the best, sandro tchaikovsky nutcracker suite grand pasdedeux arr. The sugar plum fairy and prince coqueluche at the mariinsky theatre in st. The music was written by tchaikovsky and the dance was designed by lev ivanov. Maybe ill play it better, but i hope someone already will apreciate this my work.
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