Dance of the Jesters, from The Snow Maiden – Rimsky-Korsakov (string trio)

Title: Dance of the Jesters, from the opera The Snow Maiden

Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. David Gable

Instrumentation: Violin 1; Violin 2 or Viola; Cello

Printout: 10 pages

Note: Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera The Snow Maiden is based on a stage play of the same name for which Tchaikovsky wrote incidental music. The Dance of the Jesters is a musical highlight of the opera, challenging to play but well worth the effort.