The male variation in the pas de deux in this work is a tarantella.
The male variation in the pas de deux in this work is a tarantella. In one dance in this work, a bassoon plays staccato B-flat Â– F fifths while a trill-filled melody for piccolo, flute, and glockenspiel alternates with pizzicato responses. A wordless female chorus in this work sings the main melody of the waltz that closes Act I, which depicts snowflakes. A horn-led introduction leads to a long harp cadenza in the Waltz of the Flowers, which follows its "characteristic dances", including a Trepak and the Chinese and Arabian dances. A celesta is notably employed in this ballet's Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy. For 10 points, name this work about Herr Drosselmeyer's toy, which comes to life to fight the Mouse King, a Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky ballet that is often performed at Christmas.
The male variation in the pas de deux in this work is a tarantella.
The Nutcracker [or La Caisse-Noisette; or Shchelkunchik; do NOT accept "Nutcracker Suite"]