{"product_id":"ymde-0024","title":"Ballet Suite \"The Nutcracker\" [Saxophone Quartet]","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e《The Nutcracker Suite (French: Suite tirée du Ballet \"Casse-Noisette\", Op.71a)》 is one of Tchaikovsky's representative orchestral works. \"Swan Lake\", \"Sleeping Beauty\", and \"The Nutcracker\" are sometimes referred to as the three great ballets.\u003cbr\u003eThis work tells the story of a girl who receives a nutcracker doll on Christmas Eve and travels with the doll to a dream world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u2028\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e1st movement: Overture Miniature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Allegro giusto, B-flat major, 2\/4 time. The original piece begins with a light string ensemble and gradually builds up. In the saxophone quartet version, lightness and changes in timbre are expressed by shortening and passing phrases. \u2028\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eCharacter Dances\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e2nd movement: March\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e Tempo di marcia viva, G major, 4\/4 time. This piece features the woodwinds, brass, and strings taking turns with the melody, and we hope you enjoy how the roles are handed over in the saxophone quartet arrangement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e3rd movement: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Andante non troppo, E minor, 2\/4 time. The original piece uses the celesta, which was only invented in 1886. This piece helped make the celesta known worldwide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u20284th movement: Russian Dance (Trepak)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e Tempo di Trepak, molto vivace, G major, 2\/4 time. This is a lively piece with an interesting contrast between the melodies of the high and low instruments. \u2028\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e5th movement: Arabian Dance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Allegretto, G minor, 3\/8 time. A piece with an oriental atmosphere. In the saxophone quartet version, an attempt has been made to reproduce the atmosphere of the original by utilizing the low notes of the soprano saxophone. \u2028\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e6th movement: Chinese Dance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Allegro moderato, B-flat major, 4\/4 time. In the original, the flute melody is distinctive. However, the accompaniment that supports that melody is also important, and ingenuity has been applied to reproduce it just like the original.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e7th movement: Dance of the Reed Flutes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Moderato assai, D major, 2\/4 time. The \"reed flute\" refers to the mirliton (panpipes), and the flute plays an active role in the original. Even in the saxophone quartet, you can enjoy the light music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e8th movement: Waltz of the Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Tempo di valse, D major, 3\/4 time. The opening, which is played by woodwinds and horns in the original, is a rich tutti by the saxophone quartet, so I think the impression is quite different. This piece is arranged for saxophone quartet throughout, not confined to the original orchestration. Tchaikovsky loved the works of Johann Strauss II, and this piece follows Strauss II's style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"130\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle (Japanese)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBallet Suite \"The Nutcracker\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle (English)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSuite tirée du Ballet \"Casse-Noisette\", Op.71a\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSaxophone Quartet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProduct Code\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYMDE-0024\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n   \u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eComposer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArranger\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYuto Yamada\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEngraver\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYuto Yamada\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDuration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e23:00\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArrangement Year\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2021\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePerformance Recording\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HTdWlKSzrSI\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eYouTube (Performance by Lumiere Saxophone Quartet)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDigital (PDF) Score\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.piascore.com\/scores\/129624\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePiascore Score Store\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eInstrumentation List\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eInstrument Name\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth width=\"25%\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eNumber of Parts\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"70%\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSoprano Saxophone in B-flat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlto Saxophone in E-flat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTenor Saxophone in B-flat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBaritone Saxophone in E-flat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003chr\u003ePrinted scores may not be reproduced (e.g., for extra stands) without permission from the copyright holder. 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