Tchaikovskys ballet The Nutcracker is a fairy-ballet in two acts three tableaux and was composed in 1891/2. It is based on The Nutcracker and the Mouse King a story by E. T. A. Hoffmann (1816). Mark Freeh has arranged this Tchaikovsky classic for big band.Brass Band Grade 4: Advanced Youth and 3rd SectionDuration: 12 minutes