A wordless female chorus in this work sings the main melody of the waltz that closes Act I, which depicts snowflakes.
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"]