A famous piece of music, associated with Christmas, is often regarded as the first orchestral part to be written for a particular musical instrument. Given that it isn't sleighbells, what is the piece and the instrument?

PUFFYG

LITTLE DRUMMER BOY / DRUM Dec 29 05, 1:05 AM

Sondheim

The instrument is the celesta. The piece is "The Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy" from Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker", composed in 1892, just a few years after its invention. Dec 29 05, 2:57 AM

Arpeggionist

Why is that piece associated with Christmas? Dec 29 05, 4:59 AM

gmackematix

Yay, Sondheim! It's from a famous ballet set in the Christmas period and often performed at Christmas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nutcracker Dec 29 05, 9:55 AM

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