Talk:Trepak

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[edit] Cleanup

I'll agree that this article needed some cleanup. However, since no specific complaints were posted to this talk page and I have given the article a decent cleanup I'm taking the liberty of removing the cleanup tag. If this is premature please re-tag the article and explain why here. Ventifact 21:47, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Trepak is not just part of The Nutcracker

I have created a page for Trepak and redirected it here. I have added an opening paragraph to this article that, in part, explains what a trepak in general is, then transitions to Tchaikovsky's "Trepak." Also, Wikipedia's not supposed to be a how-to, but the "tips" below that someone has posted could be turned into legitimate content if they were rephrased in encyclopedic format, viz. not tips on how it should be played but how it is played. Ventifact 21:28, 7 September 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Tips for playing Trepak (Russian Dance)

Trepak for the most part is a very loud song, though control of volume is an important element of how it is played.

  • The first violin part in the first melody should be heard clearly. All notes should be clean and crisp. Do not let the other parts overshadow it.
  • In their tied quarter notes, the clarinets and bassons should also be the loudest and heard clearly. Do not let the string parts overshadow this.
  • In the next melody, the cellos and basses should be very loud, and is very important that they are not blocked out by the other parts. The title of this song is Russian Dance, and these two parts provide the central russian flavor of the whole song. Make sure that all the sixteenth notes are played crisp and clear. The violin parts should be somewhat louder than the cello and bass parts, but it is important that they do not block those parts out. The quarter notes played by the Corni in F are vital to the cello and bass parts, and should be heard clearly, esp. when the cellos and basses enter crescendo.
  • Do not have the trumpets play too loud towards the end, for they can easily blot out the strings. When the trumpets play the eighth and sixteenth notes at the end, they can take over as the loudest instruments.
  • The bass's parts independent of the cello should be made sure that they are heard clearly throughout the whole song, again adding to the russian flavor.