Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Written in F major, range C4 to B♭5
At the Christmas party in the first act of The Nutcracker, the children march with their new toys, proud as little soldiers, with a quick, cheeky scurry in the middle. The ballet premiered in St Petersburg in December 1892.
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