Alfred Publishing The Nutcracker Suite (Musical) - Tchaikovsky/Albrecht - SoundTrax CD

A Mini-Musical based on Tchaikovsky's Famous Ballet

Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Arranger (with new lyrics): Sally K. Albrecht
Recording Orchestrator: Alan Billingsley
Format: CD
Version: SoundTrax CD to accompany musical

Study a classic this holiday season! Multiple narrators (speaking in rhyming verse) tell the story of little Clara's dreamlike Christmas adventure to the Nutcracker's magical land. Whether performed in concert program style or with full staging, teachers will take "suite" delight in teaching Tchaikovsky's original music in simple vocal arrangements with clever, plot-progressing lyrics. A true holiday tradition brought to life to share with your students and audiences alike.

• Recommended for grades 2-6
• Performance time: approximately 20 minutes
• Reproducible Student Pages and Staging Notes included in the Teachers Handbook

Contents:

• Overture
• March
• Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
• Russian Dance, "Trepak"
• Arab Dance
• Chinese Dance
• Dance of the Reed Flutes
• Waltz of the Flowers