Composition: The Sleeping Beauty (ballet), Op. 66 (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)
| Title | The Sleeping Beauty |
| Alternative title | Спящая красавица ; La belle au bois dormant ; Dornröschen |
| Creators | Pyotr Tchaikovsky (composer) |
| Opus | Op.66 |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1888 |
| First published | 1889 |
| Dedication | Ivan Vzevolozhsky |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 9600 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Ballets |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano | Alexander Siloti |
| view | Selections | orchestra | — |
| view | Selections | piano | Theodor Kirchner |
| view | Selections | small orchestra | Otto Langey |
| view | Selections | horn, 2 trumpets, trombone and tuba | Jesús Arnau |
| view | Selections | strings | Elaine Fine |
| view | Selections | percussion, 2 violins, viola and cello | Andreas Sain |
| view | Selections | 2 violins, viola and cello | Elaine Fine |
| view | Selections | 2 piano 8 hands | Eduard Langer |
| view | Selections | violin, cello and piano | Aleksandr Schaefer |
| view | Selections | flute, violin and cello 2 violins and cello |
John Howard |
| view | Selections | piano 4 hands | Sergei Rachmaninoff |
| view | Potpourri | violin and piano | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Prologue | — | — | — | Title, Contents, Instrumentation Introduction · view 1. Marche · view 2. Scène Dansante · view 3. Pas de Six · view 4. Finale · view |
| view | Act 1 | — | — | — | 5. Scène · view 6. Valse · view 7. Scène · view 8. Pas d'Action · view 9. Finale · view |
| view | Act 2 | — | — | — | 10. Entracte et Scène · view 11. Colin-maillard · view 12. Scène, Danse des Duchesses, Danse des Baronesses, Danse des Comtesses, Danse des Marquises · view 13. Farandole · view 14. Scène · view 15. Pas d'Action, Variation d'Aurore, Coda · view 16. Scène · view 17. Panorama · view 18. Entracte · view 19. Entracte Symphonique (le Sommeil) et Scène · view 20. Finale · view |
| view | Act 3 | — | — | — | 21. Marche · view 22. Polacca · view 23. Pas de quatre · view 24. Pas de caractère "Le Chat botté et la Chatte blanche" · view 25. Pas de quatre · view 26. Pas de caractère (Chaperon Rouge et le Loup) · view 27. Pas berrichon (Le Petit Poucet, ses frères et l'Ogre) · view 28. Pas de deux (Aurore et Désiré) · view 29. Sarabande · view 30. Finale · view Apothéose · view |
| view | Waltz (Act 1, No.6) | — | P. Jurgenson | 1891 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Manuscript | — | Piccolo · view Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view English Horn · view Clarinet 1 (A, B) · view Clarinet 2 (A, B) · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 · view Horn 1, 2 (F) · view Horn 3, 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (A, B) · view Cornet 1, 2 (A, B) · view Trombone 1, 2 · view Trombone 3, Tuba · view Timpani · view Percussion (Cymbals, Bass Drum, Triangle, Tambourine, Bells, Tambour, Tam-Tam) · view Piano · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
P. Jurgenson | 1889 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Muzgiz | 1976 | Complete Score (high quality) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra; selections | Muzgiz | — | 8c. Variation d'Aurore (Complete Score) · view 8c. Variation d'Aurore (Violin Part) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra; selections | Muzgiz | — | 28. Variation 2 (Aurore) - Complete Score · view 28. Variation 2 (Aurore) - Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Det Nordiske Forlag | 1897 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for small orchestra |
Schirmer | 1910 | Piano (conductor) · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet 1 (B) · view Clarinet 2 (B) · view Bassoon · view Horn 1/2 (F) · view Cornet 1 (B) · view Cornet 2 (B) · view Trombone · view Timpani, Bells · view Bass Drum, Cymbals · view Harmonium · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for horn, 2 trumpets, trombone and tuba |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for strings |
Elaine Fine | 2019 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for percussion, 2 violins, viola and cello |
— | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
— | — | Complete Score · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
P. Jurgenson | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
P. Jurgenson | — | Complete Score · view Violin · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute, violin and cello 2 violins and cello |
Purcellville: John D. Howard | 2013 | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Potpourri | Arrangement for violin and piano | D. Rahter | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Prologue: Pas de Six (No.3) | Matthew Hughes (performer) | For 2 Clarinets (Hughes) | Var.6: La Feé des Lilas · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Waltz (Act 1, No.6) | For String Quartet (Fine) | MIDI Performance · file |
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