About this work
The Waltz of the Flowers is the eighth number in Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a. The file offered here is the complete orchestral score of the number, not a piano transcription.
The PDF has 33 pages. The first page shows woodwind, horns, trombones, timpani, triangle, harp and strings, among others. The download does not provide separate parts, and no MIDI file is associated with the entry.
To study the waltz, first follow the harp entries and the theme's movement between sections. Keep the three-beat metre in view even when lines overlap. Changes of density explain the form more clearly than the succession of melodies alone. The file suits analysis or conducting; the orchestra will need a set of parts. The database retains no detailed editorial notice.