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Movement of The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Trepak (Russian: Трепак; Ukrainian: Трoпак or Трiпак),[1] also referred to as the Russian dance, is one of the character dances from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's famous 1892 ballet The Nutcracker. It is based on the traditional Russian[2] and Ukrainian folk dance also called the trepak.
The piece is part of the Divertissement in Act II, Tableau III.[citation needed] The other character dances in this divertissement are: Chocolate (Spanish dance), Coffee (Arabian dance) and Tea (Chinese dance).
Tchaikovsky's Trepak is written in AABA form. Its tempo is molto vivace – prestissimo, the time signature is 2
4, and the key is G major.
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