Russian Dance (Trepak)

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Russian Dance (Trepak) is a fast, energetic character dance from Tchaikovsky’s ballet *The Nutcracker*, known for its lively tempo and folk-inspired style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ballet piece ⓘ
character dance ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Russian Dance ⓘ
Trepak ⓘ
appearsInScene Kingdom of Sweets ⓘ
associatedWith Christmas season performances ⓘ
associatedWork The Nutcracker Suite ⓘ
basedOn Russian folk dance trepak ⓘ
characteristic brilliant orchestration ⓘ
energetic ⓘ
lively rhythm ⓘ
composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
contrastsWith Arabian Dance (Coffee) ⓘ
linked to: Kahwa

Chinese Dance (Tea) ⓘ
Dance of the Reed Flutes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Russia ⓘ
danceFeature crouched steps ⓘ
high jumps ⓘ
kicks ⓘ
dedicatedTo representation of Russian nationality in The Nutcracker ⓘ
firstPerformanceCity Saint Petersburg ⓘ
firstPerformanceCountry Russian Empire ⓘ
firstPerformanceWork The Nutcracker premiere in Saint Petersburg ⓘ
firstPerformanceYear 1892 ⓘ
genre ballet music ⓘ
hasArrangement chamber ensemble ⓘ
piano duet ⓘ
piano solo ⓘ
wind band ⓘ
influencedBy Russian folk dance traditions ⓘ
Russian folk music ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
movementOf The Nutcracker, Act II divertissement ⓘ
musicalFeature accented off-beats ⓘ
rapid tempo ⓘ
notableIn classical ballet repertoire ⓘ
orchestration full symphony orchestra ⓘ
originalLanguageTitle Russian ⓘ
partOf The Nutcracker ⓘ
The Nutcracker, Op. 71 ⓘ
performanceContext ballet performance ⓘ
orchestral concert ⓘ
piano transcription recitals ⓘ
section divertissement of national dances ⓘ
style Russian folk-inspired ⓘ
tempo fast ⓘ
typicalMeter 2/4 time ⓘ
usedIn The Nutcracker concert suite selections ⓘ
linked to: The Nutcracker

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Nutcracker, Op. 71 → notableMovement → Russian Dance (Trepak) ⓘ
Kazachok surface platform → namedAfter → Russian dance Kazachok ⓘ
linked to: Russian Dance (Trepak)
Songs and Dances of Death → movementOrder → Trepak is third ⓘ
linked to: Russian Dance (Trepak)
Act II of The Nutcracker → containsNumber → Russian Dance (Trepak) ⓘ
Russian Dance (Trepak) → alsoKnownAs → Russian Dance ⓘ
linked to: Russian Dance (Trepak)
Щелкунчик → содержитНомер → «Русский танец (Трепак)» ⓘ
linked to: Russian Dance (Trepak)
Act II (The Nutcracker) → containsNumber → Russian Dance (Trepak) ⓘ
subject linked to: Act II
Russian Dance, Op. 82 No. 6 → hasTitleInOriginalLanguage → Russian Dance ⓘ
linked to: Russian Dance (Trepak)