Question: who composed the music for the nutcracker ballet
Answer: The Nutcracker ( Russian : Щелкунчик , Балет - феерия / Shchelkunchik , Balet - feyeriya listen ( help info ) ; French : Casse - Noisette , ballet - féerie ) is a two - act ballet , originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ( op .