Dance of the Reed Flutes

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Dance of the Reed Flutes is a light, graceful orchestral piece from Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker, known for its delicate woodwind melodies and charming, dance-like character.

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instanceOf ballet excerpt
character piece
orchestral piece
alsoKnownAs Dance of the Mirlitons NERFINISHED
Danse des Mirlitons NERFINISHED
Shepherds’ Dance NERFINISHED
associatedWith Christmas NERFINISHED
basedOn E. T. A. Hoffmann’s story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" NERFINISHED
catalogue TH 14 (The Nutcracker) NERFINISHED
composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Russia
firstPerformanceYear 1892
follows Chocolate (Spanish Dance) NERFINISHED
genre ballet music
orchestral dance
hasForm ternary form
includedIn standard Christmas-season concert repertoire
key G major
language instrumental
movementNumber 3
notableInstrumentation bassoons
clarinets
flutes
oboes
strings
opusNumber Op. 71
orchestrationFeature light, graceful character
prominent woodwind melodies
originalTitle Danse des Mirlitons NERFINISHED
Танец пастушков NERFINISHED
partOf The Nutcracker NERFINISHED
The Nutcracker Suite NERFINISHED
partOfAct Act II of The Nutcracker NERFINISHED
precedes Arabian Dance (Coffee)
style Romantic
suiteOpusNumber Op. 71a
tempoIndication Allegro moderato
timePeriod late 19th century
workType dance movement

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The Nutcracker, Op. 71 notableMovement Dance of the Reed Flutes