Tchaikovsky, Peter. Nutcracker, Second Act. A4-B4 with G4 termination. Corey, Gerald. To the World's Bassoonists 4/2 (1974[75]): 4.

A4-B4:
    Eb
x x tr | x x tr Ab
  a c#  Bb

G4 termination of above trill:

    Eb
/ x x | o o o Ab
  (w)


Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich. The Nutcracker, first bassoon. Gerald E. Corey. (07 December, 1997).

Act 1, No.1 Poco piu sostenuto:

C#4-D4:

F#

o x x | o x o F

F#

x x o | o x o F

F#

x x tr | o x o F

Once trill is started, cover r.h. first finger for best sonority and tuning)

Act 1, No. 6 at letter B. For pianissimo.

E3: F3:

o x o | o o o Ab o o o | o o o F

w Bb w E

 

Act 1, No. 6, seven measures after letter F.

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C#3:

c#

x x x | o o o

w Bb

 

D3:

c#

x x o | o o o

w Bb

B#2:

x x x | o o o

 

C#3:same as above

Next two beats, e,f#,d#,e pattern, all standard except D#3:

D#3:

Eb

x o x | o o o

w


Tchaikovsky, Peter. Nutcracker. Ewell, Terry B. First Act, Scene I, Allegro Vivace (p. 3). For E4 throughout the triplet passages (8 before letter E to the end) use Cooper p. 205, and for A4 use Cooper p. 278.

E4:                A4:
    Eb                 Eb
x o o | o o o      x x x | o o o
                     a c#

Measures 9-12 after letter F use the following:

E4:                 G#4:
    Eb                 Eb
x o o | o o o F    / x x | o o o F

No. 11, Andante con moto. Six bars before A use D4-E4 trill fingering. Four measures before A use E4-F#4 trill fingering. Two bars before A use the following A4-B4 trill fingering.

D4-E4:
     Eb
x tr o | o o o

E4-F#4:
    Eb
x o x | x tr tr

A4-B4:
    Eb
x x x | x tr o F
  a c# Bb

No. 12b, Danse Arabe, last note, B4 ppppp, no R. H. Eb key:

x x o | x x o F
c

No. 12f, La märe Gigogne et les polichinells, 3 and 4 measures after rehearsal letter A and following. For a quick F#4-G#4-F#4 use:

F#4:                 G#4:
    Eb                   Eb
/ x x | x x o F      / x x | o o o F

For a quick E4-F#4-E4 use:

E4:                F#4:
    Eb                 Eb
x o x | x x x      x o x | x o o


Tchaikovsky, Peter. Nutcracker. Hodgkin, Klif? No. 11, Andante con moto, two measures before A.

     Eb
x tr tr | o o x Ab
  a c#   Bb



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