Tchaikovsky-Walzer from Serenade for Strings arr. Peters-X/5M/(opt.BM)-(opt.CB) OS

A classic for your percussion ensemble. This arrangement has been expertly detailed by Clair Omar Musser and Edited by Gordon Peters.

Number of Players: 7
Difficulty: Grade 4
Instrumentation:

Player I: Xylophone

Player II: Marimba

Player III: Marimba

Player III: Marimba

Player IV: Marimba,

Player V: Marimba

Player VI: String Bass

Tchaikovsky was born in Kamsko-Votkinsk, Russia, to a Ukrainian mining engineer and his second wife, a woman of French ancestry. His last name derives from chayka (?????) which means gull. Musically precocious, he began piano lessons at the age of five. He went on to study at the St. Petersburg Conservatory from 1861 to 1865. In 1866, he was appointed professor of theory and harmony at the Moscow Conservatory, established that year. He held the post until approximately 1878.