Download or read book Nutcracker Suite in Full Score written by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Commissioned to create a ballet based on E. T. A. Hoffmann's The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, Tchaikovsky set to work on a subject he disliked and ended up creating a beloved classic. This suite features such gems as Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy, Trepak (Russian Dance), Arabian Dance, and Waltz of the Flowers.