Trepak (The Nutcracker)

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 vivaceprestissimo, the time signature is 2
4
, and the key is G major.

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  1. ^ Humeniuk, Andriy (1962): Ukrainian Folk Dances (Українські Hароднi Танцi). Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR.
  2. ^ Фраёнова Е. М. Трепак // Музыкальная энциклопедия / под ред. Ю. В. Келдыша. — М.: Советская энциклопедия, Советский композитор, 1981. — Т. 5.