Dance of the Tumblers (Tchaikovsky - Gelber)

General Info

Composer: Tchaikovsky
Arranger: Dan Gelber
Year of Published: 2024
Publisher: J.W. Pepper
Difficulty: Elementary
Duration: 00:01:29
Cost: Score and Parts - $25.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Mallets: Glockenspiel & Xylophone & Vibraphone & Vibraphone & Marimba
Timpani
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal

Program Notes

This music comes from Tchaikovsky's great ballet Swan Lake written in 1876. Based on Russian and German folk tales, the ballet was initially a flop but has become one of the most famous ballets in music history. This short arrangement displays Tchaikovsky's masterful touch and beautiful use of orchestral colors. This arrangement fades away, as the little swans float away offstage.

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Percussion Quintet Works

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Percussion Sextet Works

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Percussin Septet Works

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Percussion Octet Works

2 Holiday Carols (Trad. - Gelber)
A Trio of Carols (Trad. - Gelber)
Air (Bach - Gelber)
African Carol (Trad. - Gelber)
Brasil (Barosso - Gelber)
Can Can (Bizet - Gelber)
Canon in D (Pachelbel - Gelber)
Childrens March (Grainger - Gelber)
Dargason from Suite #2 (Holst - Gelber)
Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Mozart - Gelber)
Fugue in G Minor (Bach - Gelber)
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Percussion Nonet Works

Greenbushes (Trad. - Gelber)
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Jingle Bells (Pierpont - Gelber)
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10 Players Works

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Jingle Bells Cha Cha Cha (Pierpont - Gelber)
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11 Players Works

Farandole (Bizet - Gelber)
Habenera/Carmen (Bizet - Gelber)
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Hornpipe from Water Music (Handel - Gelber)
March from Suite #1 (Holst - Gelber)
March of the Safely Grazing Sheep (Bach - Gelber)
Procession of Bacchus from Sylvia (Delibes - Gelber)
The Stars and Stripes Forever (Sousa - Gelber)

12 Players Works

In the Hall of the Mountain King (Grieg - Gelber)
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13 Players Works

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