Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky String Quartet - Digital Sheet Music

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Welcome to the home of orchestral-level beauty and majesty. Our sheet music of 'Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a' composed by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, is perfect for the budding student, university or professional string player. Bring the majestic sound of Tchaikovsky to your quartet or string ensemble with this stunning score. Learn the piece that will have your audience asking for encores! Get your copy of 'Waltz of the Flowers' today.

Intermediate Level. Format: Concert 9 x 12 inches. 20 pages.

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Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a for String Quartet. The "Waltz of the Flowers" (1892) is a piece of orchestral music from the second act of The Nutcracker, a ballet composed by Tchaikovsky. Tchaikovsky told his fellow musicians he was working on a "fantastic" ballet called The Nutcracker: "It's awfully fun to write a march for tin soldiers, a waltz of the flowers, etc." The waltz is also the last number in his Nutcracker Suite. The "Waltz of the Flowers" is very popular. It has been arranged for various instruments and for various combinations of instruments. Percy Grainger arranged the waltz for piano solo as Paraphrase on Tchaikovsky’s Flower Waltz. Walt Disney Studios animated the waltz for the movie Fantasia.