Western — Classical & Romantic
Romantic · 1889

Sleeping Beauty Waltz

P. I. TchaikovskyOp. 66

Key
D
Time
3/4
Tempo
♩=80
AO focus
AO3

Incipit

Form

Act 1 waltz. The most-played ballet waltz worldwide.

Teaching points

  • Three-bar phrases sometimes intrude on 4-bar grouping
  • Iconic ballet waltz
  • AO3: ballet waltz tradition
Full score ↓Public domain

Jurgenson + later urtext, PD.

Topic T9