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Tchaikovsky, Pytr Il'ich : The nutcracker suite  "Chinese dance" B-Dur

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Music ID : 22249
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:suite
Total Playing Time:1 min 10 sec
Copyright:Public Domain

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Author : Kogure, Yukiko

Last Updated: January 6, 2019
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

A dance symbolizing the Tea Spirit. This comical and charming piece depicts fairies dancing, leaping and jumping.

The simple left-hand accompaniment is originally played by the bassoon and double bass. The right-hand theme, which rapidly ascends in septuplets, is performed by the flute and piccolo. The eighth-note passages appearing between the themes are violin pizzicato. The piece is constructed through the repetition of these elements, employing a very simple compositional style.

Writer: Kogure, Yukiko
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