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Peter I. Tschaikovsky composed "The Nutcracker" as both a Ballet and as an orchestral suite.
There are no spoken words in ballets, but the music for The Nutcracker was composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The original choreography for the ballet was done by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov.
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What Russian composer wrote the world famous ballet nutcracker?
Peter Tchaikovsky wrote the Nutcracker 1891-1892.
Who wrote The Nutcracker the most famous of all ballets?
Tchaikovsky
Who composed the nut cracker ballet?
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote the music for the nutcracker.
Peter Tchaikovsky wrote a ballet that is peformed during Christmas?
Yes, he did and it is called The Nutcracker.
What ballet has a Christmas theme?
The Nutcracker! :D That one's the most well-known...I'm not sure if there are any other famous Christmas ballet's though. Hope that helps. :)
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