General Information
Work Title | The Nutcracker |
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Alternative. Title | Щелкунчик ; Casse-noisette |
Name Translations | 胡桃夹子; 胡桃鉗; 胡桃夾子; Dziadek do orzechów; Intxaur-hauskailua; מפצח האגוזים; Casse-noisette; 호두까기 인형; El cascanueces; A diótörő; Lo Schiaccianoci; Der Nussknacker; くるみ割り人形; Ο Καρυοθραύστης; Ščelkunčik; Notenkraker; كسارة البندق; Nötknäpparen; O Quebra-Nozes; La Nuksrompilo; Luskáčik; Щелкунчик; Fındıkkıran Balesi; Spărgătorul de nuci; เดอะนัทแครกเกอร์; El Trencanous; Pähkinänsärkijä; Лускунчик; Hrestač; Louskáček; Лешникотрошачката; فندقشکن; Orašar; Spragtukas; Nøddeknækkeren; Pe Ta’ỹinguepire’oha; Nøtteknekkeren; Kẹp Hạt Dẻ; Schelkúnchik; балет щелкунчик; Şelkunçik; Մարդուկ-Ջարդուկը; Оревокршачка; Pähklipureja; Çikləwek Watuçı; Hŏk-tò̤ kìng-giāng; Hô͘-thô-khîⁿ; La Nucoruptilo; Hnotubrjóturinn; Niehttecuvkkon; Шчаўкунок; Nøtteknekkaren; Nucifrangibulum (ballatio); Крцко Орашчић |
Name Aliases | Intxaurkraskagailua; Intxaur kraskailua; Casse noisette; Casse-Noisettes; Casse Noisettes; Chtchelkountchik; 호두까기인형; Nussknacker-Suite; Blumenwalzer; Der Nußknacker; Nußknackersuite; Nussknackersuite; 胡桃割り人形; ザ・ナッツクラッカー; 花のワルツ; くるみわり人形; Krcko Oraščić; De notenkraker; Notenkrakersuite; De notenkraker (ballet); Nötknäpparsviten; O quebra nozes; Quebra nozes; Suíte Quebra-Nozes; Shchelkunchik; Quebra-Nozes; Nutcracker; The Nutcracker Suite; Nutcracker Suite; باله فندق شکن; فندق شکن; بالهٔ فندق شکن; Щелкунчик (Чайковский); Щелкунчик (балет); Hnetubrjóturinn; Dziadek do orzechów (balet); Dziadek do orzechów i Król Myszy; Dziadek do orzechów i Król Myszy (balet) |
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Composer | Tchaikovsky, Pyotr |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.71 ; TH 14 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IPT 66 |
Movements/SectionsMov’ts/Sec’s | 2 acts, 3 scenes
Overture
Act 1 Scene 1
Scene 2
Act 2 Scene 3
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1892 |
First Performance. | 1892-12-18 in St. Petersburg, Maryinsky Theatre
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First Publication. | 1892 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson
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Average DurationAvg. Duration | 85 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | treble chorus, orchestra |
InstrDetail |
Voices
Orchestra
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Related Works | See also the orchestral suite from the ballet, Op.71a. |
External Links | Wikipedia article |
Extra Information | Sergey Taneyev’s arrangement for solo piano was revised and simplified by Tchaikovsky, 1892 |