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Tchaikovsky - Dance of the Mirlitons from The Nutcracker
Sheet music for violin
| Info: | Also known as “Dance of the Reed Pipes”, or “Marzipan”, this is one of the most famous numbers from The Nutcracker. It was originally featured in the second act of the ballet, played immediately after the also popular “Russian Dance”. The piece is featured in the classic 1940 Disney film Fantasia. Accompanied by this gentle music, colorful flower blossoms dance on air currents. |
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| Date: | 1892 |
| Artist: | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
| Born: | 7 May 1840 , Votkinsk |
| Died: | 6 November 1893 , St. Petersburg |
| The artist: | Popular Romantic composer of 6 symphones and some of the world most performed ballets including Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty. |
| Instrument: | Violin |
| Key: | D major |
| Range: | A3 - Bb5 |
| Time signature: | 2/4 |
| Tempo: | 60 BPM |
| Duration: | 1:24 |
| Pages: | 2 |
| Difficulty: | Intermediate |
| Style: | Classical |
