This solo piano edition of Tchaikovsky's masterful Christmas ballet offers pianists a chance to enjoy favorites such as "The Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy" and "The Waltz of the Flowers." Entirely faithful to Tchaikovsky's brilliant orchestral score, this delightful arrangement by Sergey Taneyev and the composer himself renders the complete ballet in a style both idiomatic to the piano and specially designed to be relatively easy to play.

Here are all the movements of the beloved Suite, along with the rest of this holiday favorite, in which a brave and loyal little girl's toy is transformed into a prince who accompanies her into a magical world. Suitable for performers,rehearsal pianists, and all admirers of Tchaikovsky's art, this inexpensive edition of a perennial favorite will enchant players and listeners alike.

OUVERTURE

OVERTURE

ACT I

TABLEAU I

1. SCENE DE L'ORNAMENT ET DE L'ILLUMINATION DE L'ARBRE DE NOEL

  THE DECORATING AND LIGHTING OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE

2. MARCHE

  MARCH

3. PETIT GALOP DE E'NFANTES ET ENTRIE DES PARENTS

 CHILDREN'S GALLOP AND THE PARENT'S ENTRANCE

4. SCENE DANSANTE

  DANCE SCENE

5. DANSE GROSSVATER

  GRANDFATHER'S DANCE

6. SCENESCENE (A)

7. SCENESCENE (B)

TABLEAU II

8. SCENESCENE (C)

9. VALSE DE FLOCONS DE NEIGE

WALTZ OF THE SNOWFLAKES

ACT II

TABLEAU III

10. SCENESCENE (D)

11. SCENESCENE (E)

12. DIVERTISSEMENTDIVERTISSEMENTS

  A. CHOCOLAT/ CHOCOLATE

  B. CAFI/ COFFEE

  C. THI/ TEA

  D. TREPAK/ TREPAK

  E. DANSE DE MIRLITONS/DANCE OF THE REED PIPES

  F. LA MITRE GIGOGNE ET LES POCHINELLES/

    MOTHER GIGONE AND THE CLOWNS

13. VALSE DES FLEURS

WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS

14. PAS DE DEUX

DANCE FOR TWO

15. VALSE FINALE ET APOTHtOSE

CLOSING WALTZ AND APOTHEOSIS