Description
Now available for purchase, a new orchestra reduction of Tchaikovsky’s ballet, The Nutcracker, created by renowned conductor Lawrence Golan.
This new orchestration is scored for:
2 Flutes (2nd doubling Piccolo)
2 Oboes (2nd doubling English Horn)
2 Clarinets in A (both doubling Clarinet in Bb, 2nd doubling Bass Clarinet in Bb)
2 Bassoons
3 Horns in F
2 Trumpets in C, Bb and A
3 Trombones
Tuba
Percussion (2 players):
Timpani, Glockenspiel, Chimes, Triangle, Castanets, Tambourine, Ratchet*,
Suspended Cymbals, Cymbals, Tam-tam, Snare Drum, Bass Drum
Celesta (doubles as third percussion)
Harp
Chorus (optional): boy’s, children’s or women’s chorus (12 cc. included)
Strings (6-5-4-3-2)
