Christmas free stock music for your youtube videos or. The nutcracker suite additional works to be announced jazz up your holidays with duke ellingtons dazzling reimagining of tchaikovskys the nutcracker, performed by the duke ellington orchestrathe only ensemble directly carrying on the tradition from duke himself. The nutcracker ballet, presented by imagine ballet theatre when. Track list by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky the nutcracker. Rain and wind, a treetop view, playing at pirates, finding magic in the ordinary, seeking far horizons. Yet when the duke and his writing partner billy strayhorn first announced plans to take the classical ballet and perform a jazz version, even members of dukes orchestra expressed. The complete ballet was first performed on december 17. The ensemble is austins first african american group to. Nutcracker suite brown, les, by composer performer, jazz. With a backdrop of the national christmas tree and the white house, members of the young apollo jazz orchestra performed for a crowd of hundreds in washington, d. The dances are to the music of duke ellington and billy strayhorns nutcracker suite, with additional ellingtoninspired interpretations of tchaikovskys score by david berger. Listen to nutcracker suite by london symphony orchestra for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Peer gynt suites nos 1 and 2 and ellingtonstrayhorn.
Courtesy of the artist over the years, jazz musicians. The nutcracker suite for jazz band by peter ilyich tchaikovsky, edward k. Find nutcracker suite, brown, les, by composer performer, jazz ensemble big band and more at marina music to use this site, you must first enable javascript. Provided to youtube by surfdog records the nutcracker suite the brian setzer orchestra boogie woogie christmas. It is seven and a half minutes of musical inspration, and definitely not for the fainthearted. The nutcracker tells a story about a girl who befriends a nutcracker that comes to life on christmas eve and wages a battle against the evil mouse king. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live.
Washingtonlee jazz big band duke ellingtons nutcracker. So she enlisted pedersen to find some more music to beef up the score. This funky, jazzy, lyrical, modern dance version of the nutcracker includes all the choreography, the instruction of all dances and the entire. Duke ellington doing a jazz version of the nutcracker. I cant find it on spotify or youtube, so i bought the cd. Company members from the ballet and all that jazz dance school will perform excerpts from act ii of the nutcracker during the holiday season. Whats the name of the jazz version of the nutcracker suite song.
From its vibrant sets and costumes to the impressive. Ivan vsevolozhsky and marius petipa adapted hoffmanns story for the ballet. Nov 02, 2018 in 1816, the german author and composer e. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. Feb, 2017 provided to youtube by surfdog records the nutcracker suite the brian setzer orchestra boogie woogie christmas. March from nutcracker suite tchaikovsky easypianoonline. Dance of the sugar plum fairy jazz nutcracker youtube. The nutcracker ballet and suite tchaikovskys magical music. You are free to use the ccby music even for commercial purposes as long as you include credit and link in your video project description or somewhere in your internet profile blog, vlog, podcast, social network, etc. Public hosted by schulich school of music of mcgill university. The roosevelt jazz band performs the jazz nutcracker suite by duke ellington and billy strayhorn. Start your holiday celebrations with a scrumptious trip to the court of sweets and ballet austins spectacular annual production of the nutcracker.
In 1960, at the urging of billy strayhorn, the duke ellington orchestra recorded the nutcracker suite columbia, a brilliant jazz interpretation of tchaikovskys music. Ellington once said there are simply two kinds of music. Here is the entire nutcracker suite by duke ellington. Dec 12, 2019 donald byrds the harlem nutcracker premiered in 1996 in new york. The hope college symphony orchestra and jazz arts collective will present a unique opportunity to hear two versions of a holiday favorite with sidebyside performance of the pyotr tchaikovsky and duke ellington nutcracker suites on thursday, nov. It juxtaposes two versions of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite on the same disc. Provided to youtube by cdbaby march, from the nutcracker suite op. An absolute brilliant chart of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite.
Petersburg branch of the musical society on march 19, 1892. The show hasnt been performed anywhere in nearly two decades. Your dancing will bring a smile of joy to the less fortunate this holiday season. While largely forgotten today, the popular album marked a watershed in one of american musics most consequent and productive partnerships, as ellington gave strayhorn.
The nutcracker suite is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington recorded for the columbia label in 1960 featuring jazz interpretations of the nutcracker by tchaikovsky, arranged by ellington and billy strayhorn. Roosevelt high school jazz nutcracker 2018 sunday youtube. Join us for a charming version of the nutcracker including act i and act ii. Big jazz orchestra moscow led by trumpet player peter vostokov performs tchaikovskyellingtonstrayhorns overture from the 1960. Jazz nutcracker, my jazz adaptation of the dance of the sugar plum fairy by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, set to the. From dukes nutcracker to a cynical carol, jazz for. However this cd is very disappointing because 1 it is taken from a vinyl source you can hear the surface noise 2 the ending of the last movement is chopped off, and 3 there is only 31 mins of music on the whole cd cds take 75 mins with ease. Ccm jazz and musical theatre present duke ellingtons. A sweet duke ellington suite, is a tribute to duke ellington, the harlem renaissance pianist and composer.
There are only so many ways you can say it, but its worth repeating. At an hour long, it is the perfect length for an audience of all ages. The music in the nutcracker ballet is very light and sweet. Noted pops conductor, composer, and arranger jeff tyzik adapted five of the movements for orchestra to create a popular 17minute suite. Hoffmann published the novella the nutcracker and the mouse king. The evening is set to duke ellingtons toetapping, jazzy rendition of tchakovskys the nutcracker suite. The nutcracker suite, a work intended for concert performance by an orchestra first performed in march of 1892 in st petersburg, the suite was an instant hit with audiences interestingly, until the 1950s, the suite enjoyed much greater. Heres a clever, wellexecuted album with a clever, wellexecuted plan. The sjo will again bring the music of duke ellington to cameron park performing his brilliant arrangement of the nutcracker suite. The nutcracker simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Duke ellingtons nutcracker with duke ellington orchestra. The bso will delight the entire family with the peanut brittle brigade and dance of the floreadors and a few old favorites too.
Suite thursday when you count it make them 4 suites though. The holidays are rapidly approaching and its time to break out the festivities. It is one of my most favorite programs by duke ellington. Jazz at lincoln centers jazz academy 185,528 views 3. The classical jazz quartet recorded a series of sessions utilizing bob beldens arrangements of classical music, though this session draws primarily from tchaikovskys nutcracker suite. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news. From a strictly professional point of view, tchaikovsky should have been a happy man in 1890. Birmingham royal ballets nutcracker sweeties david bintleys creation with jasper conran designs was lauded a delicious extravaganza by the independent and was a 1996 olivier award nominee. Whether youre up for the big production with pacific northwest ballet, or youre more interested in the lighter variety with a jazzy nutcracker, weve got. Nutcracker suite brown, les, by composer performer. This edition of tchaikovskys the nutcracker suite, arranged in 1960 by billy strayhorn and duke ellington, was assembled from the original manuscripts held in the strayhorn repository and the ellington collection of the smithsonian. Duke ellingtons nutcracker baltimore symphony orchestra.
In 1962, duke ellington and arranger billy strayhorn collaborated to do a jazz version of tchaikovskys nutcracker. Ballet austin presents the nutcracker, 57th annual production presented by the georgia b. The best, worst and weirdest versions of the nutcracker. Hoffmann s 1816 fairy tale the nutcracker and the mouse king. Dec 18, 2019 facebook youtube instagram twitter leavenworth chamber of commerce po box 327, 940 highway 2 suite b, leavenworth, wa 98826 tel. Ucs college conservatory of music presents a special seasonal treat at 4 p. I think disney should do the movie again with all of these songs, this t. Ballet and all that jazz will present excerpts from the nutcracker as part of their community outreach program. The march from nutcracker suite is one of the most wellknown and recognized melodies of tchaikovskys famous ballet. Features many transitions of mood, feel and tempo, as well as a wonderful clarinet quartet, guitar solo also cued on piano, the sax solo, piano solo, and drum licks and rhythms that. This is fantastic, and good for year round listening, not just the.
Back by popular demand, on sunday, december 17th only the nutcracker tea will be held immediately after the matinee show. It tells the story of a little girl who goes to the land of sweets on christmas eve. So on the local jazz station they play a version of the sugar plum faire nutcracker suite its 100% jazz awesome, but i havent been able to find the name of it or. Ccm jazz presents duke ellingtons nutcracker suite.
Well play the whole suite along with several swing and holiday tunes. Jazz nutcracker puts swinging spin on holiday classic. The university of cincinnati collegeconservatory of music ccm swings into the holiday season with duke ellingtons adaptation of the. Finally acknowledged as the greatest russian composer, he had produced symphonies, concertos, ballets, and his latest opera, the queen of spades, had been hailed as a masterpiece. Featuring jazz interpretations of tchaikovskys the nutcracker, the album has come to be recognized as one of duke ellingtons most important albums of the 1960s. Click to download a printable subscription form 20172018. Featuring brand new choreography from dcbased dance troupe step afrika.
While many of hoffmans works have gone on to have great influence in pop culture the powell and pressburger film the tales of hoffman remains one of the great cinematic achievements in 20thcentury cinema it is this little story of a young girls toy that comes to life on. See more ideas about elementary music, music classroom and music activities. Nutcracker manhattan chambers jazz septet allmusic. Thomas manuel, steve salerno, rich iacona, danny bacher, order tickets, find location and other info. The actual title of the piece is march, but most people refer to it as the nutcracker march.
This is some of the greatest music of the suites written or in this case, arranged by ellington and strayhorn. The majority of the royaltyfree music on this website is released under creative commons licenses ccby. Haven dance academy of lynnwood, wa proudly presents the nutcracker suite. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, details allmusic. Apollo jazz orchestra to perform ellingtons nutcracker. The sugar plum fairy becomes the sultry sugar rum cherry, while the dance of the reed pipes becomes toot toot tootie toot. The nutcracker suite duke ellington album wikipedia. The last of his three ballets, it was first performed in december 1892.
Point park universitys conservatory dance company presents the jazz nutcracker at the pittsburgh playhouse dec. It uses the high parts of the orchestra and clever combinations of woodwind instruments to create a dolllike fantasy soundworld. The cast of musicians, including pianist kenny barron, vibraphonist and marimba player stefon harris, bassist ron carter, and drummer lewis nash, is never less than impressive, though the album. Here are the instructions to enable javascript in your web browser. Whats the name of the jazz version of the nutcracker suite. This edition of tchaikovskys the nutcracker suite, arranged in 1960 by billy strayhorn and duke ellington, was assembled from the original manuscripts held in the strayhorn repository and the ellington collection of the smithsonian institutions. Ellingtons sugar rum cherry for the jazzy holiday season. The nutcracker ballet was the first work by a major composer which made use the celesta like a piano, but more glassy. University of cincinnati collegeconservatory of music.
Closer to home, the 17member orchestra under the direction of jordan english of martinsburg will perform duke ellingtons nutcracker jazz. In 1960 duke ellington and billy strayhorn reinvented tchaikovskys holiday ballet classic as a jazzy, brassy melting pot of musical styles past and present, according to the new york times. One of the best family friendly traditions of the season is taking the kiddos to the nutcracker. This concert can be included in a ccmonstage concert flex package. Roosevelt high school jazz nutcracker 2018 saturday youtube.
The real attraction of the album, though, is the jazz version of the nutcracker suite devised by jazz greats duke ellington and billy strayhorn. Duke ellingtons nutcracker suiteccm jazz orchestra and jazz lab bandfeaturing ccm musical theatre studentsscott belck, music directordiane lala, choreographer enjoy our original retelling of ellingtons remarkable adaptation of the nutcracker suite. Kuhlman was going to build jazz nutcracker around duke ellingtons 1960 album the nutcracker suite but found that it didnt offer enough music to support a full dance show. Every number was acclaimed and repeated, and the suite became an instant hit.
Duke ellingtons nutcracker suite at the jazz loft, december 6. Imagine ballets annual nutcracker events celebrate the. Duke ellington presents the nutcracker suite youtube duke ellington rockin in rhythm 1964 duration. It is also referred to the march of the nutcracker. Dancin jazzi tap, jazz, ballet, hip hop, contemporary. Duke ellington twist on tchaikovsky classic combines ellingtons jazzy nutcracker suite and tchaikovskys classical composition. Never miss another jazz concert in new haven again. Nutcracker suite simple english wikipedia, the free.
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