Duration: 2:30, score: 8 pages, solo part: 2 pages, piano part: 5 pages. A well-known favorite masterpiece suitable for a recital or school program.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky is probably the most popular of thegreat composers in America. His music certainly appeals to musicians. Likewise,it appeals even to folks who don?t normally listen to serious music. This isprobably because of his most noteworthy melodies. Above all, he writes withgreat emotion. This certainly makes a most noteworthy if not an unforgettableimpact.

Education
First of all, He attended classes at the RussianMusical Society. Even more, He also attended the St. PetersburgConservatory. There he studied music theory with Nikolai Zaremba. He alsoconsequently studied composition with Anton Rubenstein. It seems likeRubenstein came under criticism from a group of Russian composers known as ?theFive.?

The Five
The Five certainly rejected Western musicalinfluences. They rather sought to use elements from Russian music. Theyfurthermore wanted to use more exotic musical materials.

Western Techniques
More than other Russian composers, Tchaikovskystudied modern Western music. He certainly develops his music like the Europeanmasters. So, rather than repeating a motive, he moves to a new key. He thenintroduces a different theme in the new key. Hence, he maintained hisindependence from ?the Five.? Even more, he became the first Russian composerof international stature.

Influences
Tchaikovsky was probably influenced in his balletscoring by Léo Delibes. Richard Wagner influenced his symphonic writing.Tchaikovsky?s most famous works include the 1812 Overture, The Nutcracker Suite,and Swan Lake. Also famous are the Violin Concerto in D and the six symphonies.The greatest of the six symphonies may be No. 6, the ?Pathétique.?

Swan Lake Op. 20
Tchaikovsky composed Swan Lake in 1875-76. To beginwith, most noteworthy the ballet failed to attract a positive reception. Overtime, however, the ballet became probably one of the most popular of all ofTchaikovsky?s works. The ballet was certainly first performed by the BolshoiBallet in Moscow.

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This complete set of Music for Two Clarinets, Christmas features 61 selections, including favorites like Jingle Bells, music from the Nutcracker, and more! Includes Sets 1 through 6 all together Each duet book is published in score form (both parts on the same page) so that the players can play from the same part.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
A Caroling We Go (Johnny Marks)
A Holly Jolly Christmas (Johnny Marks)
A La Nanita Nana (Spanish Traditional)
Angels From The Realm Of Glory (J. Montgomery and H. Smart)
Angels We Have Heard on High (Traditional)
Away in a Manger (Traditional)
The Boar's Head Carol (English Traditional)
Break Forth, O Beauteous, Heavenly Light from the Christmas Oratorio (J.S. Bach)
Bring Your Torch, Jeanette Isabella (French Traditional)
Christ-Child is Born, The Der Heiland is Geboren (German Traditional)
Third Movement from Christmas Concerto (Corelli)
Fourth Movement from Christmas Concerto (Corelli)
Christmas Day in the Morning (Old English Carol)
Coventry Carol (Traditional)
Deck the Halls (Welsh Traditional)
Ding Dong Merrily on High (Traditional)
The First Noel (Traditional)
Fum, Fum, Fum (Catalan Carol)
Gesu Bambino (Pietro A. Yon)
God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen (Traditional)
Good Christian Men, Rejoice (Traditional)
Good King Wenceslas (Piae Cantiones)
Greensleeves (Traditional)
Hanukkah Medley Hanukkah, S'Vivon, My Dreidel, Rock of Ages (Traditional Jewish)
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Mendelssohn)
He Is Born, The Divine Christ Child Il est ne, Le Divin Enfant (French Traditional)
The Holly and the Ivy (Traditional)
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (John Calkin & Longfellow)
I Saw Three Ships (Traditional)
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (Richard S. Willis)
Jingle Bells (J. Pierpont)
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas (Traditional)
Joy To The World (Handel)
Lo, How a Rose E'er Bloooming (Traditional)
The For Unto Us a Child Is Born from The Messiah (Handel)
The Hallejah Chorus from The Messiah (Handel)
He Shall Feed His Flock Like A Shepherd from The Messiah (Handel)
The Pastoral Symphony "Pifa" from The Messiah (Handel)
The Chinese Dance from The Nutcracker (Tschaikovsky)
The Dance of the Reed Flutes from The Nutcracker (Tschaikovsky)
The Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker(Tschaikovsky)
The Overture from The Nutcracker (Tschaikovsky)
The Trepak from The Nutcracker (Tschaikovsky)
O Christmas Tree (Traditional)
O Come, All Ye Faithful Adeste Fideles (Traditional)
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Traditional)
O Holy Night Cantique de Noel (Adolphe Adam)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Lewis H. Redner)
Pat-a-Pan (Traditional)
Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (Johnny Marks)
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (Johnny Marks)
Silent Night (Franz Gruber and Rev. Joseph Mohr)
Sing We Now of Christmas Noel Nouvelet (French Traditional)
Sleigh Ride from German Dance, K. 605 # 3 (Mozart)
The Twelve Days of Christmas (Traditional)
Up On The Housetop (Traditional)
Wassail Song (Traditional)
We Three Kings of Orient Are (John Henry Hopkins)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Traditional)
Wexford Carol (Irish Traditional)
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night (Handel).