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Dance of the Mirlitons from The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky. Sheet music for Violin, page 1.

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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.
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
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