Sound Bites

The Nutcracker -- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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Ouverture	Played at the beginning, before the curtain opens, to set the mood for the ballet
March	Played when the children dance in columns across the stage to receive their presents
Waltz of the Snowflakes	Played as the Snow Queen leads Clara and the Nutcracker off to the Land of Sweets at the end of Act I
Chocolate: Spanish Dance	A divertissement from Act II
Coffee: Arabian Dance	A divertissement from Act II; this scene is not included in the school show, but the music is very familiar
Tea: Chinese Dance	A divertissement from Act II
Trepak: Russian Dance	A divertissement from Act II
Marzipan: Dance of the Flutes	The Mirliton dances with the shepherdesses
Mother Gigogne	There was an old woman who lived in a shoe...
Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy	Probably the most famous excerpt from The Nutcracker, this music introduced a little-known keyboard instrument called a celeste