The nutcracker simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Nutcracker suite characters from the cherished ballet. Mcmorrows version is set in sugar hill, during the harlem renaissance honoring both the influential importance of culture and music. Its a surprisingly dark blending of fantasy and reality that manages to somehow be sweetly innocent and scary as all hell. There have been several recorded childrens adaptations of the e.
I could not find the cd version of this song so i thought i might as well upload it. See more ideas about nutcracker characters, nutcracker christmas and german nutcrackers. Learn more about the main female character in the nutcracker ballet. We offer all your favorite characters from the nutcracker ballet in a range of decorative styles. Find composition details, parts movement information and albums that contain performances of nutcracker, suite from the ballet, on allmusic. The nutcracker suite with its seven dance movements, was quite successful. A sweet duke ellington suite, is a tribute to duke ellington, the harlem renaissance pianist and composer. The nutcracker suite is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington recorded for the columbia label in 1960 featuring jazz. Connetic dances nutcracker suite and spicy dance informa. Arabian dance, chinese dance, dance of the flutes, waltz of the flowers. Ivan vsevolozhsky and marius petipa adapted hoffmanns story for the ballet. He is transformed into a handsome prince and accompanies clara on her adventure.
Learn about the roles in the nutcracker ballet and discover the history behind this famous christmasthemed ballet with a score by. The mouse king declares war on the nutcracker and his soldiers. Your favorite characters from the nutcracker ballet. One that was not was a version titled the nutcracker suite for children, narrated by metropolitan opera announcer milton cross, which. Who are the main characters in the nutcracker ballet. The nutcracker suite duke ellington album wikipedia. All about the main female character in the nutcracker ballet. Les brown and his band of renown topic 2,663 views. This edition of tchaikovskys the nutcracker suite, arranged in 1960 by billy strayhorn and duke ellington, was assembled from the original manuscripts held in the strayhorn repository and the ellington collection of the smithsonian. Feb 26, 2020 the nutcracker, ballet by pyotr tchaikovsky.
Nov 02, 2018 the original story of the nutcracker and the mouse king is a curious tale that could only have come from a german romanticist in the 1800s. If he made any derogatory comment about the suite or ballet, it has to be taken with a grain of. Miniature overture, march, dance of the sugar plum fairy, trepak russian dance. The nutcracker is an 1892 twoact ballet originally choreographed by marius petipa and lev. The nutcrackerhanspeter, herr drosselmeyers nephew who was turned into the nutcracker by the evil mouse kings mother herr drosselmeyerclaras godfather, hanspeters uncle, and a magician. This version of the story is set during the harlem renaissance and is a great example of how a wonderful story can transcend time, place, and culture. The complete ballet was first performed on december 17. Irinas fashions ballroom dance costumes and latin dance costumes jazz. Two renditions of the nutcracker, handels messiah and alice in pantoland madison features joyous music, comedy dec. Duke ellington the nutcracker suite rtv slovenia symphony orchestra duration.
Dec, 1996 a swinging take on tchaikovskys nutcracker suite this jazzy version of classic ballet is set in cottonclubera harlem. Provided to youtube by surfdog records the nutcracker suite the brian setzer orchestra boogie woogie christmas. Feb, 2017 provided to youtube by surfdog records the nutcracker suite the brian setzer orchestra boogie woogie christmas. The twoact, fulllength production takes the classical story and. Pick from an assortment of styles, such as the candy cane nutcrackers, stacked totem nutcracker and skateboarder nutcracker. Dec 16, 2018 the fabulous 17piece swing shift orchestra, led by steve sharp, with stunning vocals by uo gospel singers guests, provided live duke ellingtons jazzy nutcracker suite 1960 plus. Petersburg, russia, on 18 december 1892 to a modest success and rarely seen the next years. The nutcracker suite is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington recorded for the columbia label in 1960 featuring jazz interpretations of the nutcracker by tchaikovsky, arranged by ellington and billy strayhorn. See more ideas about nutcracker costumes, ballet costumes and costumes.
Other major players in the ballet include uncle drosselmeyer the toymaker, claras brother fritz, the mouse king and the sugar plum fairy. Excerpts from our upcoming 2014 nutcracker production will be performed by our dancers in full costume. Just around the corner, the austin jazz band plays duke ellingtons nutcracker suite, immersing the audience in a holiday swingdancing party set to a live, jazzy rendition of the original tchaikovsky nutcracker music. Clara, the prince and the mouse king have all been added to this collectible series of nutcrackers. The nutcracker suite series of limited edition nutcracker by steinbach was launched in 20 with herr drosselmeyer, the mysterious uncle of clara who presents her with a toy nutcracker. The following extrapolation of the characters in order of appearance is drawn from an examination of the stage directions in. Swan lake gets a jazzy update at greater boston stage.
Petersburg branch of the musical society on march 19, 1892. Once again drosselmeyer calls upon his magic and the nutcracker is transformed into a handsome boy. Loudoun ballet companys nutcracker tea description. Nutcracker suite simple english wikipedia, the free. In 1940, walt disney used some of the nutcracker music in his animated movie fantasia, which led to an interest in the ballet. Mcmorrow this gorgeous book retells the nutcracker story with a jazzy feel. The best, worst and weirdest versions of the nutcracker. Choose from pull puppet ornaments, nutcracker ornaments, and novelty nutcrackers. When the curtain opens, its a typical nutcracker opening, says benson, who was a principal dancer with cincinnati ballet before moving to. From traditional to jazzy, theres a nutcracker for everyone. Did tchaikovsky really detest the nutcracker suite.
From traditional to jazzy, theres a nutcracker for everyone share this. It tells the story of a little girl who goes to the land of sweets on christmas eve. Stunningly beautiful illustrations lend strength to mcmorrows faithful retelling in part of the world renowned nutcracker by e. Act one tells a story of how little clara aids her magical christmas gift a nutcracker in the form of a soldier defeat an army of mice.
Nov 28, 2016 from traditional to jazzy, theres a nutcracker for everyone. This performance is a community outreach initiative to bring dance performance to all abilities. Cw 32, popularly known as the nutcracker suite, in january and february 1892. Tchaikowsky nutcracker nadja saidakova, vladimir malakhov 2nd act excerpt. Nutcrackers steinbach nutcracker suite the nutcracker suite series this limited edition series of steinbach nutcrackers was launched in 20 with herr drosselmeyer and was complimented with a dashing prince in 2014 and clara in 2015. Fantasia 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Swan lake gets a jazzy update at greater boston stage company. The fabulous 17piece swing shift orchestra, led by steve sharp, with stunning vocals by uo gospel singers guests, provided live duke ellingtons jazzy nutcracker suite 1960 plus.
A beautiful fairy who resembles claras sister louise. Just as the mouse king is about to overpower the nutcracker doll, clara distracts him, allowing the nutcracker to strike the winning blow. She is presented with a nutcracker doll for christmas and dreams that he comes to life. Tchaikovsky compiled his suite from the ballet the nutcracker, op. The nutcracker act ii the dance of the sugar plum fairy, coda by myballetstellar. It was the only one of his three ballet suites to have been compiled an published during the composers lifetime. The village dance studio, in partnership with the lift program at grace church, brings you excerpts from the nutcracker, a holiday classic ballet. There is a clarity and precision to the orchestras playing that gives tchaikovskys music sparkle, while gergiev breathes life into the dances and few moments of drama that are in the story. Its nutcracker suite and spicy, now in its 10 th year, is truly a nutcracker for and of the 21 st century from racial and stylistic diversity, to mixing up gender conventions, to a quite modernized concept and aesthetic. The main characters of the nutcracker ballet are clara stahlbaum and the nutcracker prince. Dorrances version, set to duke ellington and billy strayhorns nutcracker suite.
A swinging take on tchaikovskys nutcracker suite this jazzy version of classic ballet is set in cottonclubera harlem. The new steinbach firm added the evil mouse king in 2016 followed with the 5th nutcracker in this series, tchaikovsky in 2017. Discover the many roles in tchaikovskys the nutcracker. The original story of the nutcracker and the mouse king is a curious tale that could only have come from a german romanticist in the 1800s. The nutcracker prince musters his toy infantry and the cavalry. A 1990 animated film titled the nutcracker prince was released and distributed by warner brothers pictures and uses cuts of the music throughout and its story is based heavily on that of the ballet. Hoffmanns 1816 fairy tale the nutcracker and the mouse king. However this cd is very disappointing because 1 it is taken from a vinyl source you can hear the surface noise 2 the ending of the last movement is chopped off, and 3 there is only 31 mins of music on the whole cd cds take 75 mins with ease. Hoffmann story the basis for the ballet using tchaikovskys music, some quite faithful, some not. With the cost involved with mounting a full production of the nutcracker, it was wise marketing to create a suite from the score that could be performed in concert halls.
Tchaikovskys ballet of the nutcracker is based on alexandre dumas translation of the original tale by e. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, details allmusic. Nov 02, 2010 i could not find the cd version of this song so i thought i might as well upload it. See more ideas about teaching, christmas tale and music classroom. Tchaikovskys holiday ballet classic, the nutcracker suite, as a jazzy, brassy melting. Allegro brillant by bonn classical philharmonics on amazon music. The last of his three ballets, it was first performed in december 1892. This is some of the greatest music of the suites written or in this case, arranged by ellington and strayhorn. Jan 20, 2020 the nutcracker act ii the dance of the sugar plum fairy, coda by myballetstellar. Track list by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky the nutcracker.
Every number was acclaimed and repeated, and the suite became an instant hit. Tapping ellington and strayhorns nutcracker suite wise music. An arrangement of the suite that lay between dance music and jazz, it was released by rca victor. All the while, the score brings modern melancholy to the familiar rhythms through the horn and saxophone melodies.
Connetic dance of hartford, ct, is one such company. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. Its worth noting that duke ellington did produce a jazz rendition of tchaikovskys the nutcracker suite, an early illustration of how well the composers work adapts into a jazz score. Leopold stokowski conducting the philadelphia orchestra. Recorded november 10, 1926 at the academy of music in philadelphia. Enjoy an enchanting afternoon with your family and costumed characters from the nutcracker at a tea party complete with tea sandwiches, scones, hot chocolate, and teas. Steinbach nutcracker fantasy nutcrackers nutcracker suite. The nutcracker tells a story about a girl who befriends a nutcracker that comes to life on christmas eve and wages a battle against the evil mouse king. Columbine and harlequin dollsa pair of pantomime characters borrowed from italian commedia dellarte. The recording of the complete nutcracker is just one example of their particular skills. The nutcracker was first performed at the mariinsky theatre in st. In 1988, care bears nutcracker suite was produced by the canadian animation studio nelvana and featured the care bears characters. Michelle dorrances version, to the ellingtonstrayhorn jazz take on. Dancing into different roles nutcracker costumes, tutu.
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