Composition: The Nutcracker (suite), Op. 71a (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)
| Title | The Nutcracker |
| Alternative title | Щелкунчик |
| Creators | Pyotr Tchaikovsky (composer) |
| Opus | Op.71a |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
| Number of movements | 8 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1892 |
| First published | 1892 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1380 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Ballets, Suites |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | horn, 3 trumpets and 3 trombones | Demetrio Bonvecchio |
| view | Complete | 6 cellos | Gwyn Seymour |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Eduard Langer |
| view | Complete | piano | — |
| view | Complete | piano | Anton Strelezki |
| view | Selections | wind band | Aleksandr Aleksandrov |
| view | Selections | 2 horns, 2 flugelhorns, 2 trumpets, 4 trombones and tuba | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Selections | 8 recorders | Jaap Wiebes |
| view | Selections | violin, viola, cello, double bass and piano | Uwe Prochnow |
| view | Selections | oboe, clarinet, violin and double bass 2 violins, viola and double bass 4 Unspecified instruments |
Masahiro Komuro |
| view | Selections | 2 pianos | Edouard Gregory Hesselberg |
| view | Selections | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Ouverture miniature (No.1) | flute, horn and piano | Tzu-Horng Sun |
| view | Marche (No.2a) | wind band | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Marche (No.2a) | flute, horn and piano | Tzu-Horng Sun |
| view | Marche (No.2a) | organ | Ralph Hamon Bellairs |
| view | Danse russe: Trépak (No.2c) | 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos | Orfeo Mandozzi |
| view | Danse russe: Trépak (No.2c) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Quinn Mason |
| view | Danse russe: Trépak (No.2c) | flute, horn and piano | Tzu-Horng Sun |
| view | Danse russe: Trépak (No.2c) | flute, clarinet and bassoon | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Danse russe: Trépak (No.2c) | oboe, clarinet and bassoon | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Danse russe: Trépak (No.2c) | 2 clarinets and bass clarinet | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Danse russe: Trépak (No.2c) | 2 clarinets and bassoon | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Danse chinoise (No.2e) | flute, horn and piano | Tzu-Horng Sun |
| view | Danse des Mirlitons (No.2f) | wind band | Fumiaki Niikura |
| view | Valse des fleurs (No.3) | wind band | Lev Rosenblum |
| view | Valse des fleurs (No.3) | theater orchestra | Charles J. Roberts |
| view | Valse des fleurs (No.3) | 10 recorders | Jaap Wiebes |
| view | Valse des fleurs (No.3) | horn, 2 trumpets, trombone and tuba | Wayne Beardwood |
| view | Valse des fleurs (No.3) | violin, cello and piano | Gaston Borch |
| view | Valse des fleurs (No.3) | violin and piano | Richard Hofmann |
| view | Valse des fleurs (No.3) | piano | Probably editor |
| view | Valse des fleurs (No.3) | piano | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | P. Jurgenson | 1892 | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | — | P. Jurgenson | 1892 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view 1. Miniature Overture · view 2. March · view 3. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy · view 4. Russian Dance (Trepak) · view 5. Arabian Dance · view 6. Chinese Dance · view 7. Dance of the Mirlitons · view 8. Waltz of the Flowers · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1, 2, 3 (also Piccolo) · view Oboe 1, 2, English Horn · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B, A), Bass Clarinet (B) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (A) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani, Percussion · view Celesta · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Trumpet 1 (B, transposed) · view Trumpet 2 (B, transposed) · view |
| view | Danse russe: Trépak (No.2c) | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1, 2, 3 (also Piccolo) · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B, A), Bass Clarinet (B) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (A) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani, Percussion · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Danse des mirlitons (No.2f) | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Parts · view Complete Parts (separate in ZIP) · view Engraving files (xournal) · view |
| view | Valse des fleurs (No.3) | parts | Ellice Partitions | — | Horn 1 (F) · view Horn 2 (F) · view Horn 3 (F) · view Horn 4 (F) · view |
| view | Valse des fleurs (No.3) | parts | — | — | Basses · view |
| view | Pas de deux (No.14) | parts | — | — | Cello Part (for auditions) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for horn, 3 trumpets and 3 trombones |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 6 cellos |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
P. Jurgenson | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Schirmer | 1918 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | P. Jurgenson | 1892 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Augener | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Schirmer | 1922 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for wind band |
Muzgiz | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 horns, 2 flugelhorns, 2 trumpets, 4 trombones and tuba |
Michel Rondeau | 2018 | Complete Score and Parts · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 8 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score (Nos.2a-b, d, f) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, viola, cello, double bass and piano |
Uwe Prochnow | 2020 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for oboe, clarinet, violin and double bass 2 violins, viola and double bass 4 Unspecified instruments |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Schirmer | 1931 | 2a. Marche · view 2e. Danse chinoise · view 2f. Danse des mirlitons · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands; selections | V. Amorós | 2021 | 2f. Dance of the Mirlitons · view 2c. Danse russe. Trépak. · view |
| view | Ouverture miniature (No.1) | Arrangement for flute, horn and piano |
Tzu-Horng Sun | 2021 | Complete Score · view Flute · view Horn · view |
| view | Marche (No.2a) | Arrangement for wind band |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
| view | Marche (No.2a) | Arrangement for flute, horn and piano |
Tzu-Horng Sun | 2021 | Complete Score · view Flute · view Horn (F) · view |
| view | Marche (No.2a) | Arrangement for organ |
Enoch | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Danse russe: Trépak (No.2c) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
— | — | Complete Score · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola 1 · view Viola 2 · view Cello 1 · view Cello 2 · view |
| view | Danse russe: Trépak (No.2c) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Quinn Mason | 2011 | Complete Score · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Danse russe: Trépak (No.2c) | Arrangement for flute, horn and piano |
Tzu-Horng Sun | 2021 | Complete Score · view Flute · view Horn (F) · view |
| view | Danse russe: Trépak (No.2c) | Arrangement for flute, clarinet and bassoon |
— | — | Danse russe: Trépak (No. 2c) Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Danse russe: Trépak (No.2c) | Arrangement for oboe, clarinet and bassoon |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Danse russe: Trépak (No.2c) | Arrangement for 2 clarinets and bass clarinet |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Danse russe: Trépak (No.2c) | Arrangement for 2 clarinets and bassoon |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Danse chinoise (No.2e) | Arrangement for flute, horn and piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view Flute Part · view Horn Part · view |
| view | Danse des Mirlitons (No.2f) | Arrangement for wind band |
Fumiaki Niikura | 2014 | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Valse des fleurs (No.3) | Arrangement for wind band |
Muzgiz | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Valse des fleurs (No.3) | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Carl Fischer | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Valse des fleurs (No.3) | Arrangement for 10 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Valse des fleurs (No.3) | Arrangement for horn, 2 trumpets, trombone and tuba |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Valse des fleurs (No.3) | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
Carl Fischer | 1917 | Complete Score · view Violin · view Cello · view |
| view | Valse des fleurs (No.3) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
D. Rahter | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Valse des fleurs (No.3) | Arrangement for piano |
Curci | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Valse des fleurs (No.3) | Arrangement for piano | Ditson | 1909 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | DuPage Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Barbara Schubert (conductor) | — | 1. Miniature Overture · file 2a. March · file 2b. Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy · file 2c. Russian Dance (Trepak) · file 2d. Arabian Dance · file 2e. Chinese Dance · file 2f. Dance of the Reed Flutes · file 3. Waltz of the Flowers · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | New York Philharmonic (orchestra) | Leonard Bernstein (performer) | — | 1. Ouverture miniature · file 2. Danses caractéristiques · file 3. Valse des fleurs · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | — | Gabriel Antonio Hernandez Romero (piano) | For Piano (Hinson) | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Complete | — | Quinn Mason (performer) | — | 1. Overture Miniature · file 2. March · file 3. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy · file 4. Trepak · file 5. Arabian Dance · file 6. Chinese Dance · file 7. Reed Pipes · file 8. Waltz of the Flowers · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Complete | — | For Piano | 1. Miniature Overture · file 2a. March · file 2b. Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy · file 2c. Russian Dance (Trepak) · file 2d. Arabian Dance · file 2e. Chinese Dance · file 2f. Dance of the Reed Flutes · file 3. Waltz of the Flowers · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | — | For Wind Band (Rondeau) | 2a. March · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | — | For 2 Horns, 2 Flugelhorns, 2 Trumpets, 4 Trombones and Tuba (Rondeau) | Virtual Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | — | For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Mason) | 2c. Trepak · file |
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