The Nutcracker (suite), Op.71a (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)

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Editor First edition (early reprint)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.[1892]. Plate 17668.
Reprinted Leipzig: D. Rahter, n.d. Plate 319.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Editor First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.[1892]. Plate 17668.
Reprinted Mineola: Dover Publications, 1987.
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Misc. Notes Probably scanned from a reprint edition (Kalmus, Dover, Lucks)
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Editor Daniel Rosen
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Misc. Notes Updated version (itself a re-engraving of Jurgenson's first edition); typeset with LilyPond 2.19.33. Thanks to User:Vegetarianshark for bringing errors to my attention
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Parts

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16 more: Oboe 1, 2, English Horn • Clarinet 1, 2 (B♭/A), Bass Clarinet (B♭) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) • Trumpet 1, 2 (A) • Trombone 1, 2, 3 • Tuba • Timpani • Percussion • Celesta • Harp • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Publisher. Info. Breitkopf & Härtels Orchester-Bibliothek, No.4027
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1910). Plate 31325.
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14 more: Oboe 1, 2, English Horn • Clarinet 1, 2 (B♭/A), Bass Clarinet (B♭) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) • Trumpet 1, 2 (A) • Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba • Timpani, Percussion • Celesta • Harp • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1910).
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A2173.
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Editor Edward
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1910).
Edward, 2024.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A2173.
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Misc. Notes Minor enharmonic changes were applied for better readability. Some notes that differ from the score are written in brackets.
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Editor Pierluigi Battaglia
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Danse russe: Trépak (No.2c)

12 more: Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2 (B♭/A), Bass Clarinet (B♭) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) • Trumpet 1, 2 (A) • Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba • Timpani, Percussion • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1910).
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Danse des mirlitons (No.2f)

Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1910).
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Misc. Notes Cut off margins for bigger print; for printing, use "fit to printable area" in order to maximize printing size. All parts fitted to one page each.
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Valse des fleurs (No.3)

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Akira (2009/8/21)

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Misc. Notes Flower waltz only.Typeset by Lilypond. Based on full score on IMSLP.
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Pas de deux (No.14)

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Editor Orfeo Mandozzi
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Orfeo Mandozzi 2015
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For 4 Flutes, 2 Alto Flutes, Bass Flute and Contrabass Flute (Kamioka)
Arranger Hideo Kamioka (b. 1958)
Publisher. Info. Hideo Kamioka, 2024.
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For Horn, 3 Trumpets and 3 Trombones (Bonvecchio)
Arranger Demetrio Bonvecchio
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For 6 Cellos (Seymour)
Arranger Gwyn Seymour
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For Piano 4 Hands (Langer)
Arranger Eduard Langer (1835–1905)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d. Plate 17670.
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Arranger Eduard Langer (1835–1905)
Editor Constantin von Sternberg (1852–1924)
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, No.1359, 1918.
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Misc. Notes Alternating primo and secondo pages
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For Piano (Tchaikovsky)
Arranger Composer
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.[1892].
Reprinted Hamburg: D. Rahter, n.d.[1898].
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Arranger Composer
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: VEB Breitkopf & Härtel, No.5690, n.d.(1988). Plate 31260.
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For Piano (Esipoff)
Arranger Anton Strelezki (1859–1906), as Stepan Esipoff
Publisher. Info. London: Augener & Co., No.5013a, n.d.(ca.1905). Plate 12768.
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Arranger Anton Strelezki (1859–1906), as Stepan Esipoff
Editor Carl Deis (1883–1960)
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1922. Plate LMC 1447.
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For Wind Band (Aleksandrov)
Arranger Aleksandr Aleksandrov (1883–1946)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzgiz, 1955. Plate M. 24059 Г.
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Misc. Notes This arrangement lacks the Danse arabe (No.2d)
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For 2 Horns, 2 Flugelhorns, 2 Trumpets, 4 Trombones and Tuba (Rondeau)
Arranger Michel Rondeau (b. 1948)
Publisher. Info. Michel Rondeau, 2018.
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.. Nos.2a-c.
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For 8 Recorders (Wiebes)
Arranger Jaap Wiebes
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For 2 Violins (or Oboe and Violin), Viola (or Clarinet) and Double Bass (Komuro)
Arranger Masahiro Komuro
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Misc. Notes 300dpi.
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For 4 Clarinets (Graziani)
Arranger Antonio Graziani (b. 1964)
Publisher. Info. Antonio Graziani, 2022
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Misc. Notes 2a. - very heavily abridged in score, which does not match parts. Clarinet 4 (also Bass Clarinet) not in score.
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For Flute, Horn and Piano (Sun)
Arranger Tzu-Horng Sun (b. 1965)
Publisher. Info. Tzu-Horng Sun, 2021.
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For 2 Pianos (Hesselberg)
Arranger Edouard Gregory Hesselberg (1870–1935)
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1931. Plate 35255, 259, 260.
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For Piano 4 Hands (Amorós)
Arranger V. Amorós
Publisher. Info. V. Amorós, 2021.
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Misc. Notes for 4 hands, arr. for middle level
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Ouverture miniature (No.1)

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Arranger Charles Anthony Johnson (b. 1939)
Publisher. Info. Charles Anthony Johnson, 2023.
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Misc. Notes Abridged arrangement (86 bars vs. 182 in original)
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Marche (No.2a)

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Arranger Michel Rondeau
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For Wind Band (Hanna)
Arranger Paul M Hanna (b. 1943)
Publisher. Info. TBQ Press, 1943.
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Misc. Notes March from Nutcracker Suite
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For Organ (Bellairs)
Arranger Ralph Hamon Bellairs (1867–1947)
Publisher. Info. London: Enoch, 1906. Plate E. & S. 3463.
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Danse de la Fée-Dragée (No.2b)

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Arranger Charles Anthony Johnson (b. 1939)
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For Piccolo, Bass Clarinet, Violin, Cello (Faber)

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Arranger Bram Faber (b. 1989)
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Danse russe: Trépak (No.2c)

For 2 Violins, 2 Violas and 2 Cellos (Mandozzi)

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Arranger Orfeo Mandozzi
Publisher. Info. Riehen: Orfeo Mandozzi 18.11.2017
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For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Mason)

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Arranger Quinn Mason
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For Woodwind Trios (Goodman)

Danse des Mirlitons (No.2f)

For Wind Band (Niikura)
Arranger Fumiaki Niikura (b. 1987)
Publisher. Info. Fumiaki Niikura, 2014.
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Misc. Notes Instrumentation
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Valse des fleurs (No.3)

For Wind Band (Rosenblum)
Arranger Lev Rosenblum (1873–1937)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzgiz, n.d. Plate 10300.
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Misc. Notes Article about arranger (in Russian)
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For Theatre Orchestra (Roberts)
Arranger Charles J. Roberts (1868–1957)
Publisher. Info. New York: Carl Fischer, n.d.(ca.1912). Plate 15151.
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For 10 Recorders (Wiebes)
Arranger Jaap Wiebes
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Misc. Notes shortened
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For Horn, 2 Trumpets, Trombone and Tuba (Beardwood)
Arranger Wayne Beardwood
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For Violin, Cello and Piano (Borch)
For Violin and Piano (Hofmann)
Arranger Richard Hofmann (1831–1909)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: D. Rahter, n.d. Plate 3323.
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For Piano (Weninger)
Arranger Leopold Weninger (1879–1940)
Publisher. Info. Unidentified Collection (pp.78-81)
Leipzig: D. Rahter, n.d. Plate A. J. B. 6736.
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For Piano
Arranger Probably editor
Editor Alessandro Longo (1864–1945)
Publisher. Info. Milan: Curci, 1952. Plate E. 5503 C.
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Arranger Unknown
Editor Heinrich Kiehl (1861–1948)
Publisher. Info. Boston: Oliver Ditson, 1909. Plate 5-60-67805-10.
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Braille Scores

For Piano (Tchaikovsky)

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Editor Hu Haipeng (b. 1984)
Publisher. Info. Hu Haipeng, 2022.
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General Information

Work Title The Nutcracker Suite
Alternative. Title Сюита из балета «Щелкунчик»
Name Translations Nutcracker Suite; Nussknacker-Suite
Name Aliases The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Nutcracker. Suite
Authorities WorldCat; LCCN: n81024937
Composer Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.71a ; TH 35
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IPT 67
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 8 movements:
1. Ouverture miniature
Allegro giusto (B-flat major, 182 bars)
2. Danses caractéristiques
a. Marche. Tempo di marcia viva (G major, 88 bars)
b. Danse de la fée-dragée. Andante non troppo (E minor, 52 bars)
c. Danse russe 'Trépak'. Tempo di trépak, molto vivace (G major, 84 bars)
d. Danse arabe. Allegro (G minor, 102 bars)
e. Danse chinoise. Allegro moderato (B-flat major, 32 bars)
f. Danse des mirlitons. Allegro (D major, 77 bars)
3. Valse des fleurs
Tempo di valse (D major, 353 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1892
First Performance. 1892-03-19 in St. Petersburg
Russian Musical Society, Pyotr Tchaikovsky (conductor)
First Publication. 1892 - Moscow: P. Jurgenson
  • Full score, 119 pages. Plate 17668.
  • Parts, 30 parts. Plate 17669.
Average DurationAvg. Duration 23 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation orchestra
InstrDetail 2+1, 2+1, 2+1, 2 - 4, 2, 3, 1, timp, perc, cel, hp, strs [more...]
piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba
timpani, triangle, cymbals, glockenspiel, tambourine, celesta, harp, strings
Related Works Adapted by the composer from The Nutcracker (ballet), Op.71
External Links Tchaikovsky Research
Wikipedia article