Arabian Dance
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Arabian Dance is a sensuous, exotic-style character piece from Tchaikovsky’s ballet *The Nutcracker*, often featuring sinuous melodies and evocative orchestration.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Danse arabe | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet excerpt
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character piece ⓘ dance movement ⓘ orchestral piece ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Arabian Dance (Coffee)
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Arabian Dance from The Nutcracker NERFINISHED ⓘ Coffee ⓘ Danse arabe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter | personification of coffee ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Act II of The Nutcracker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Romantic-era repertoire ⓘ |
| composer | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| culturalContext | 19th-century European exoticism ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext | original production of The Nutcracker in 1892 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Chinese Dance (Tea) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Spanish Dance (Chocolate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | ballet music ⓘ |
| hasDanceStyle | slow, undulating movements ⓘ |
| hasForm | ternary-like sectional form ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle |
English
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French ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 8 ⓘ |
| notableInstrument |
English horn
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bassoon ⓘ clarinet ⓘ harp ⓘ muted strings ⓘ oboe ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature |
evocative orchestration
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muted strings ⓘ orientalist color ⓘ prominent woodwinds ⓘ sinuous melodies ⓘ |
| partOf |
Divertissement in Act II of The Nutcracker
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The Nutcracker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
exotic
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sensuous ⓘ |
| theme | Orientalist depiction of the Middle East ⓘ |
| typicalMood |
dreamy
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mysterious ⓘ sensual ⓘ |
| typicalTempo | slow ⓘ |
| usedIn |
The Nutcracker orchestral suite arrangements
NERFINISHED
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adaptations for solo piano ⓘ arrangements for small ensembles ⓘ concert performances of The Nutcracker selections ⓘ |
| workFrom | The Nutcracker, Op. 71 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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