Tchaikovsky 1812 overture sheet music for piano pdf. In the traditional nutcracker, the march is the second movement, but ellington and strayhorn composed a piece titled toot toot tootie toot dance. Oct 08, 20 heres a clever, wellexecuted album with a clever, wellexecuted plan. The classical masterpiece is a holiday favorite and tinkering with something so well known is a bit risky. Duke ellington edward kennedy ellington, april 29, 1899 may 24, 1974 was an american jazz composer, pianist and bandleader, one of the most influential figures in jazz, if not in all american music. Peer gynt suites nos 1 and 2 and ellington strayhorn. From a strictly professional point of view, tchaikovsky should have been a happy man in 1890. Ellingtons band is not keen on tackling it, but he is not dissuaded. In addition to housing ten resident organizations and presenting more than 200 performances, art exhibitions, and educational and community events each year, overture offers a variety of venues for performances, corporate meetings, conventions, trade shows. Washingtonlee jazz big band duke ellingtons nutcracker suite. Ellington, too, reached back about 70 years in adapting tchaikovskys nutcracker.
When ellington signs a record contract in 1960, he teams up with fellow musician billy strayhorn, and the two composers create a new spin on tchaikovskys nutcracker suite. This authentic edition of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite, as ar. The album is a compilation of selections from earlier columbia releases. Unforgettable big band performs the duke ellingtonbilly strayhorn interpretation of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite at the big band christmas spectacular, december 10, 2017 in york, pa. Hoffmanns story the nutcracker and the mouse king although the original production was not a. Duke ellington s version of the nutcracker suite heard in edmonton the definitive duke ellington. Mar 20, 2018 pistas nutcracker suite a1 overture 3. The rhythm section also included sam woodyard, back with the band after a years.
The nutcracker suite is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke. Heres a clever, wellexecuted album with a clever, wellexecuted plan. Back in 1969, five years before vince guaraldi jazzed up christmas music for a charlie brown christmas, duke ellington and billy strayhorn conceived of and superbly executed this. Ellington strayhorn peanut brittle brigade tchaikovsky dance of the reed pipes. The legendary composing and arranging skills of duke ellington and billy strayhorn also make it nutcracker season for jazz aficionados. Recorded in may and june, 1960 library of congress catalog card number r683224 applies to 32 16 0252. Victor lewis, drums george cables, piano harmonia mundi. This authentic edition of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite, as 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 institutions national museum of american history. Unforgettable big band performs the duke ellington billy strayhorn interpretation of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite at the big band christmas spectacular, december 10, 2017 in york, pa. Featuring brand new choreography from dcbased dance troupe step afrika. This edition of tchaikovsky s 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 institutions national museum of american history. Duke ellington, piano johnny hodges, saxophone harry carney, saxophone paul gonzalves, saxophone russell procope, saxophone.
Before the ballets premiere in 1892, tchaikovsky selected eight of the more popular parts. In 1960, duke and billy arranged tchaikovskys nutcracker suite for jazz band. Popular romantic composer of 6 symphones and some of the world most performed ballets including swan lake, the nutcracker and sleeping beauty. Suite thursday when you count it make them 4 suites though. This authentic edition of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite, as 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 institutions national. Dec 24, 20 when ellington signs a record contract in 1960, he teams up with fellow musician billy strayhorn, and the two composers create a new spin on tchaikovskys nutcracker suite.
It juxtaposes two versions of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite on the same disc. Ellington s band is not keen on tackling it, but he is not dissuaded. Yet when the duke and his writing partner billy strayhorn first announced plans to take the classical ballet and perform a jazz version, even members of dukes orchestra expressed. Featuring jazz interpretations of tchaikovskys the nutcracker, the album has come to be recognized as one of duke ellingtons most important albums of the 1960s. Ellington strayhorn overture tchaikovsky march arr. Dec 16, 2017 unforgettable big band performs the duke ellington billy strayhorn interpretation of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite at the big band christmas spectacular, december 10, 2017 in york, pa. It is one of my most favorite programs by duke ellington. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky the nutcracker suite. Peer gynt suites nos 1 and 2 and ellingtonstrayhorn. Dance of the floreadores from the nutcracker suite.
The sequence in the ellingtonstrayhorn nutcracker runs. Duke ellington the nutcracker suite rtv slovenia symphony orchestra duration. To this orchestra he added a celeste for the dance of the sugar plum fairy. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn.
This christmas season, the joffrey ballet will premiere an entirely new scenario and. Eso jazz masters is a post on a performance by the edmonton symphony orchestra and musical director bill eddins of edmonton, alberta, friday, feb. Bill easleys clarinet is the star of this one, although. It looks like a small piano, but it sounds like bells. Duke ellington and his orchestra the nutcracker suite 1960. He met duke ellington when he was 23 years old and began working with him. Duke ellington and his orchestra the nutcracker suite. The nutcracker suite 1960 harmonie ensemblenew york steven richman. Tchaikovsky wrote the nutcracker for an orchestra of strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. The nutcracker suite is an album by american pianist, composer and. Aug 26, 20 tchaikovsky nutcracker suite for orchestra. Dec 24, 2009 duke ellington the nutcracker suite rtv slovenia symphony orchestra duration.
Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, details allmusic. Billy was a civil rights advocate and friend of dr. Finally acknowledged as the greatest russian composer, he had produced symphonies, concertos, ballets, and his latest opera, the queen of spades, had been hailed as a masterpiece. Duke ellington was the true master of the big band era, although a lot of benny goodman followers might disagree. The bso will delight the entire family with the peanut brittle brigade and dance of the floreadors and a few old favorites too. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellingtonstrayhorn. In 1960, duke ellington and billy strayhorn arranged their own adaptation of pyotr ilyich tchaikovskys the nutcracker suite for the duke ellington orchestra. Overture, a song by duke ellington, harmonie ensemblenew york, steven richman on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and.
Toot toot tootie toot dance of the mirlitons, or reedpipes peanut brittle brigade march sugar rum cherry dance of the sugarplum fairy entracte. The nutcracker suite duke ellington album wikipedia. Ellingtonstrayhorns nutcracker suite contains nine movements and kicks the music up a notch utilizing five saxophones, four trombones, four clarinets, four trumpets, piano, bass and drums. The celeste was a new instrument that tchaikovsky discovered in paris in 1891. Ellington gave new titles to the movements and rearranged their order, justified, i believe, by the new character of the music. This album featured tasty jazz versions of music by tchaikovsky and grieg, which i believe even classics lovers might enjoy as well, the only drawback lies in a few original dukelike numbers tacked on at the and which failed to hit the mark, and arent really worth listening to. Swingin nutcracker featuring the nutcracker suite by tchaikovsky 1892 the nutcracker suite by tchaikovsky, arr. The classical masterpiece is a holiday favorite and tinkering with something so well known is. Duke ellington and his orchestra, 1960, stereo, an album by duke ellington on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
Ray nance and jimmy hamilton take solos, and there is a piano solo. Overture center for the arts is a stunning architectural landmark in the heart of madisons thriving cultural arts district. 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. Bill easleys clarinet is the star of this one, although he gets plenty of help from the other horns along the way. Duke ellingtons nutcracker baltimore symphony orchestra. In 1960, ellington and strayhorn wrote their version of the famous tchaikovsky ballet.
The process of adaptation that ellington and strayhorn began continues today in new productions, like the oregon ballet theaters revision of george balanchines nutcracker to exclude problematic elements like the yellowface of the chinese dance. The nutcracker march for piano sheet music download free. Print and download overture from the nutcracker sheet music from the nutcracker arranged for piano. Personnel duke ellington piano willie cook, fats ford, ray nance. Overture from the nutcracker from the nutcracker sheet. The nutcracker march by tchaikovsky arranged for piano. Justin varnes the jazz corner hilton head island, sc december 15, 2017 every christmas is the nutcracker season for ballet aficionados. Print and download the nutcracker overture sheet music from the nutcracker arranged for piano. In composing his second piano concerto, brahms was acutely aware that it was the most grandly scaled concerto since beethovens, and his selfeffacing comments on it only emphasize the burden of music history he felt. In the traditional nutcracker, the march is the second movement, but ellington and strayhorn composed a piece titled toot toot tootie toot dance of the reed pipes to follow overture.
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